Brazil Women in Technology Award Brazil Women in Technology AwardGoogle aspires to be an organization that reflects the globally diverse audience that our search engine and tools serve. We believe that in addition to hiring the best talent, the diversity of perspectives, ideas, and cultures leads to the creation of better products and services. The diversity of our employees and partners serves as the foundation for us to better serve our diverse customers and stakeholders all over the world.
As part of Google’s ongoing commitment to encouraging women to excel in computing and technology, we are pleased to introduce the Brazil Women in Technology Award to recognize and reward deserving female students in Computer Science and inspire them to become active participants and leaders in creating technology.
Applicants must satisfy all of the following criteria to be eligible:
If you have any questions, please email womenintechnology.br@google.com.
You should complete the online application form and attach all requested documentation from Monday, July 20, 2009 to Tuesday, September 8, 2009. In October, applicants discover whether or not they have been short-listed. Short-listed applicants will have phone interviews with representatives from the Google Selection Committee. Women in Technology Award Winners will be selected from the short-list in November and will be invited to visit Google Belo Horizonte in early December 2008 for a networking retreat which will include workshops with a series of speakers, panelists, breakout sessions, and social activities.
You will be required to submit the following:
Note: You must include documentation explaining the grading criteria at your University.
Two referral letters (in English) from individuals who are qualified to evaluate your academic and community accomplishments, preferably on official letterhead. Please print and give this recommendation letter (PDF) to your two referrers. It includes a description of the scholarship and suggested focal points for your letter of recommendation.
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For specific questions not answered on this page or in the FAQ section, please email womenintechnology.br@google.com.
Please note, interviews for internships and full-time opportunities are separate from award phone interviews. If you are interested in such roles, please look at the relevant sections on the Brazil student website.
Google Brazil Women in Technology Award winners will receive a prize and be invited to Google Brazil in Belo Horizonte for an all-expenses paid retreat spanning a couple of days.
In addition to time for sightseeing and socializing, the formal part of the retreat includes:
“The scholarship’s connection with Google has also helped me convince people that women can be involved in Computer Science and don’t have to appear ‘nerdy’ to do so.”
Tracy Footitt, Scholarship Recipient 2007
Area of Study: Computer Science, Information Technology Systems
“I was chosen as a finalist in 2006, and I had so much fun meeting all the other finalists and Googlers at the networking retreat.”
Eva Cheng, Scholarship Recipient 2007 and Scholarship Finalist 2006
Area of Study: Telecommunications Engineering, specialising in digital speech/audio signal processing
"I think the most rewarding thing was to meet a lot of girls out there who have gone through the same experiences as me, and talk about it in the open!"
Jessica Manea, Scholarship Finalist 2006 and 2007
Area of Study: Computer and Mathematical Sciences