Apply Now to Google Anita Borg Scholarship by May, 8th 2016

Who can apply?

To be eligible to apply, applicants must:

• Be a female student enrolled in undergraduate or postgraduate study in the 2016 academic year.
• Be enrolled in a university in Asia Pacific. Citizens, permanent residents, and international students are eligible to apply.
• Be majoring in computer science, computer engineering, or a closely related technical field.
• Exemplify leadership and demonstrate passion for increasing the involvement of women in computer science. 

How to apply?

Please sign in with a Google Account in the Sign In box at our online application portal and complete the required steps which include:

• General background information (includes contact information and information about your current and intended academic for the 2016-2017 school year).
• Current resume (Submit in the language you feel most comfortable with)
• Academic transcripts from your current university (and prior institution if currently in graduate school).
• Responses to three essay questions (Submit in the language you feel most comfortable with)  

Go to  http://www.google.com.sg/anitaborg/apac/ for more details.

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NUS Workshop on Contemporary Research in Computer Science and Information Systems

NUS School of Computing is organizing the NUS Workshop on Contemporary Research in Computer Science and Information Systems from 26 to 28 January 2016. This three-day workshop provides a fertile ground for research discussions, collaborations and thought sharing among young as well as mature researchers from NUS and participating universities.

Full-time students who are at least in the third year of their Bachelor’s degree, and Master’s degree students are welcome to put in their applications for this workshop (Note that students studying in Malaysian Universities could apply as well). We offer scholarships (including accommodation and subsidized airfare) to all selected students, and interested students are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Information about the workshop and the application details can be found here: http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/graduates/rschworkshop.html. A copy of the flyer is also attached.

The application deadline is 20 November 2015.

The programme for the research workshop includes the following contemporary computing topics:

           Day 1:         Welcome/ Introduction of CS and IS Research Topics

Selected topics on Multimedia and Wearable Computing

           Day 2:         Selected topics on Programming Languages and Security

                                Selected topics on Data Analytics and Networked Systems

           Day 3:         Selected topics on IT Innovation and Organization

Selected topics on Social Computing and Healthcare Information Systems

If you have any queries, please feel free to email us at socwksp@comp.nus.edu.sg.