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Upcoming Grants, Funding & Award Opportunities
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Sponsor: NCWIT with support from Microsoft Research
Award: Up to $10,000 per project funded plus travel expenses to annual summit
Number of Awards: TBD
Application Deadline: Oct. 30, 2017
Note: Applicant's institution must be an NCWIT member. (Membership is free.) The award focus is on programs "to develop and implement initiatives for recruiting or retaining women in computing and IT."
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Sponsor: VentureWell
Award: Up to $30,000
Number of Awards: TBD
Application Deadline: Nov. 8, 2017
Note: Applicant's institution must be a VentureWell member. See list of member institutions here.
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Sponsor: ACM and Google
Award: Up to $25,000 plus travel expenses to ACM conference
Number of Awards: 1
Application Deadline: Nov. 30, 2017
Note: "This award celebrates women researchers who have made fundamental contributions to Computer Science."
Upcoming Events
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Oct. 25–27
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Philadelphia, PA
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Orlando, FL
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Orlando, FL
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Orlando, FL
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Washington, DC
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Oxford, UK
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Washington, DC
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Jan. 2–6, 2018
Orlando, FL
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Washington, DC
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New Orleans, LA
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Tucson, AZ
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April 18–20, 2018
Nashville, TN
Upcoming Webinars
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Date: Oct. 19
Time: 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET
Sponsor: Blackboard
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Date: Oct. 24
Time: 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET
Sponsor: Cisco Umbrella
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Date: Oct. 26
Time: 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET
Sponsor: Lenovo
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Sponsor: Cisco Systems
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Sponsor: Citrix
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Sponsor: Okta
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