The NCWIT Collegiate Award honors the outstanding technical accomplishments of college women of any year of study. Conferred annually, the NCWIT Collegiate Award recognizes technical contributions to projects that demonstrate a high level of creativity and potential impact.
Eligibility
A college woman may apply for the Collegiate Award if she meets the following criteria:
- She is a member of the NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Community. Join the community for free today!
- She is currently enrolled as an undergraduate (at a two- or four-year institution) or a graduate student pursuing a degree in computer science
- She resides in the U.S. or is a U.S. citizen residing in Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or on a U.S. overseas military base.
- She has a valid U.S. Social Security or Tax Identification number.
- She is 18 years of age or older at the time of application submission.
- She has graduated from high school.
- She is not an NCWIT employee and has no immediate family relationship with employees, extended staff, contractors or board members of NCWIT (including spouses, siblings, children, grandchildren and persons residing in the same household).
Past applicants and Honorable Mentions may reapply each year, but can only receive the Collegiate Award once.
Prizes
Each Award Winner receives:
- an engraved award
- $10,000 in cash*
- a trip to the NCWIT Summit on Women in IT in Tucson, Arizona on May 22-24, 2017, including a private networking reception and award ceremony
- computing resources, gadgets, sponsor-branded swag, and more
* Each Honorable Mention receives $2,500 in cash.
Application Details
Students may apply online beginning September 1, 2016 and no later than 11:59 p.m. EST on January 23, 2017.
To begin the application, click here.