The Microsoft Graduate Women’s Scholarship Program is designed to help increase the number of women pursuing a PhD. Scholarships are awarded to recipients for one academic year only and are not available for extension or renewal.
Applicants must be full-time, female students, enrolled in their first year of graduate program studies with a research focus in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Electrical Engineering. Conference and travel allowance may also be provided for recipients to attend a conference in their field of study.
Annual Value: US$15,000
Award Status: Active
Deadline: Friday, October 08, 2010
Women who are interested in this scholarship must apply during their first year of graduate studies.
Citizenship: Canadian
Citizenship: Permanent Resident
Citizenship: International
Degree Level: Doctoral
Applicant Status: Incoming Students
Applicant Status: Continuing Students
Procedures
Application Procedures:
Applications must be submitted online via the application tool by eligible university department chairs or their designee. Students may not apply directly. Full application guidelines and procedures are available on the Microsoft Graduate Women’s Scholarship Program page.
Nomination Procedures:
Nominees for the scholarship must be nominated by their universities. A maximum of three applicants per department, per university will be accepted. Nominations are submitted by departments to Microsoft directly.
Further Details:http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/collaboration/awards/fellows-women.aspx
For Further Reading,
- Canada:IFUW International Fellowships For Women 2011/2012
- United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service Fellowships for Developing Countries
- Scholarships 2012 for Undergraduate International Students at Colby-Sawyer College,USA
- Worldwide KODAK Scholarship Program 2011
- USA:Marie Tharp Fellowship at Columbia University
- Global Supplementary Grant Program 2011,USA
- Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships 2012/13
- Erasmus Mundus Master Scholarships 2011 in Environmental Technology and Engineering
- UK:Edinburgh Global Undergraduate Scholarships 2011/2012 For The International Students
- Business School - International Scholarship At Bangor University,UK
- International Scholarship 2011 Entry At Bangor University,UK
- 2012 Research position in the Department of Management at King’s College London
- UK:CRP – ICGEB Research Grant 2011 for Applicants from Developing Countries
- USA:NOAA Graduate Sciences Program
- Fulbright Dikti Senior Research Award Program,Indonesia
- The Nestlé Scholarship for Women
- L’Oréal-UNESCO Regional fellowships for Women in Sub-Sahara Africa
- USA: Microsoft Research Graduate Women’s Scholarship
- Faculty for the Future Program - Supporting Women in Science At The University of Sydney
