The 2009 Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship The 2009 Google Anita Borg Memorial ScholarshipThe 2009 applications process is currently over. Applications are being reviewed and scholars and finalists will be contacted shortly. Please check back later for the 2010 application.
All applicants are required to submit a soft-copy of official or unofficial transcripts via the online application. If you are enrolled in a bachelor’s program, please plan to submit your undergraduate transcripts to date. If you are a master’s or PhD student, please plan to submit your transcripts for all degrees earned and in progress. We will require all finalists to provide an official transcript.
No, please do not send any documents to Google. Please use the online application tool to send us your transcripts. All documents must be submitted online as part of your application no later than Friday, February 6, 2009. Please follow the instructions in the online application to upload your documents.
The Google Scholarships team accepts reference letters through our online scholarship application, only. You will be asked for the relevant information when you complete the online application. Please include the name and contact information for each of your references when you complete the online application. Each contact you enter will receive an email from Google, with instructions on to submit their letter electronically. Please do not send us letters.
Yes. Finalists and scholars will be asked to mail us a verification letter from the university to show that you will be enrolled in the new program/school in the 2009-2010 academic year.
Yes. If you are currently studying in the United States and meet our criteria for scholarship eligibility, you can apply regardless of your citizenship.
Google also offers the Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship for women studying in Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the Middle East.
The Anita Borg Scholarship is dedicated to supporting students who are studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or closely related technical field majors.
No. This scholarship is dedicated to supporting women in technology. We hope to expand our scholarship program in the future.
We will send you an email notification within ten days of the submission deadline.
Please note that the Google Anita Borg Scholarship does not include an internship with Google. The application and selection process for internships or full time opportunities is separate from the scholarship application and review process.
If you are interested in opportunities at Google, please check the box on the online application and a Google representative will contact you via email.
Google will distribute the scholarship funds to you through the Financial Aid Office of your university, for you to use for tuition, fees, books, and supplies. We have found that this process also enables students to receive the funds without being taxed. Checks will not be issued directly to students.
All Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship review processes are administered in English. Please do submit all application documents in English, we will not be able to consider applications in other languages at this time.
If you didn’t find the answer you need on the Scholarship page or in these FAQs, please email anitaborgscholars@google.com.