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The Maxwell Scholarship for Women in Computing and Engineering
The Maxwell Scholarship for Women in Computing and Engineering will be awarded during Indiana's inaugural Women IN Tech week (September 15-22). This $2,500 scholarship is awarded in support of a woman pursuing higher education in a computing or engineering program. The scholarship is open to Indiana residents who identify as female.
Applicants must be accepted into or actively enrolled in any post-secondary program related to computing or engineering. Examples include: computer science, cybersecurity, data science, information technology, an engineering degree program, or related computing & engineering fields. The deadline to apply is September 9th. Click here to apply.
Scholarships for Girls & Women IN Tech
Transcending Boundaries Scholarship
In 2021, Linda Calvin created the Transcending Boundaries scholarship to address the deficit in Black, Latina and Indigenous women in tech. However, the scholarship is not just about representation, but about the wealth gap and lack of economic mobility in some of Indiana’s most vulnerable populations. Tech is ubiquitous to sector and is essential to the fabric of everyday life. There’s room at the table for more tech talent and innovation. The name - Transcending Boundaries – reflects the scholarship vision, which is to enable education to transcend the challenges of poverty, marginalization and the constructs of racism – the boundaries. The Scholarship enables Black, Latina and Indigenous women throughout the state of Indiana to pursue a tech education in the school of IT at Ivy Tech Community College. The scholarship provides for books, financial aid and more. Through the enablement of education, we can intentionally create a representative talent pipeline for the tech ecosystem. Linda is hopeful that this scholarship will motivate the tech industry to take real measurable action to flip the script on racism and bias in tech – in hiring, in retention and with a ferocity!
QUALIFIED STUDENTS/POTENTIAL STUDENTS:
If you are interested in receiving scholarship funding, please contact the Ivy Tech Financial Aid office for more information.
FOR INDIANA WOMEN IN TECH WEEK: DONATIONS ENCOURAGED
For Indiana Women IN Tech Week, Linda is encouraging individuals, groups and companies to donate to the endowed scholarship. Any amount is welcome ; $25, $55, $125, $1200, or more! Consider a donation – perhaps your company will match! Donate now at https://impact.ivytech.edu/project/25050.