Posted by Michelle Levesque, Software
Engineer
On my desk at work I have a little Canadian flag. I grew up in
Toronto, Canada and attended school at the University of Toronto
where I graduated with a degree in software engineering. Now I work
in Mountain View designing tools to help improve our ads quality.
But I've never forgotten where I'm from, and that's why
I'm so excited that Google is announcing the expansion of our
Anita Borg scholarship to Canada.
Dr. Anita
Borg (1949-2003) devoted her adult life to revolutionizing the
way we think about technology and dismantling barriers that keep
women and minorities from entering computing and technology fields.
Her combination of technical expertise and fearless vision
continues to inspire and motivate countless women to become active
participants and leaders in creating technology. In honor of Dr.
Borg's passion, for the past four years, Google has sponsored a
scholarship program
with the Anita Borg Institute for Women in the U.S., and more
recently, in Europe and Australia.
This year, we're excited to announce the expansion of the
program to include Canada, where we're very pleased to offer an
opportunity to both undergraduate students and postgraduates, who
may apply for CAD$5,000 scholarships. We're looking for women
who will carry on the legacy of Dr. Borg, with strong academic
backgrounds and demonstrated leadership qualities.
All scholarship recipients and finalists will be invited to visit
the Google engineering office in New York City next April for a
networking retreat featuring workshops with a series of speakers,
panelists, breakout sessions and social activities.
Tell your friends, or apply yourself, at
href="http://www.google.ca/anitaborg/" >www.google.ca/anitaborg.
The deadline for the Canada program is Monday, February 4,
2008.
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