1. Google Anita Borg Scholarship
- What ?
- My story: why ?
- My story: how ?
- Start the application
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3. “ Leaders of the future will have to be
visionary and be able to bring people in real communicators. These are things that
women bring to leadership and executive
positions, and it's going to be incredibly
valuable and incredibly in demand.”
Anita Borg

4. What ?
PRIZE
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CONDITIONS
Recipients will each receive
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Be a female student currently
a € 7,000 for the '14-'15 AY enrolled at a university for the
Finalists and recipients can 2013-2014 AY in CS
attend
an
annual
Google
networking retreat in 2014.
Intend to be enrolled in or
accepted as a full-time student in
a Bachelor's, Master's or PhD
program at a university in Europe,
the Middle East or Africa for the
2014-2015 academic year
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5. MY STORY: WHY ?
I was convinced by a friend
Curiosity ( try and lets see what follows)
Money
Am I good enough ?
- impostor syndrome
- how are the others?
How will I answer if I get these questions in an interview?
Know myself better
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6. MY STORY: CV and RECOMMENDATION?
I heard it might matter
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Extracurricular
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Strong CS backgrund
- volunteer
- Contests / Awards
- society ( e.g. OxWoCS)
- Good marks
- open source
- Good referees
- some life besides CS
- Some work experience
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7. Finalist
Got it :)

8. MY STORY: TECHNICAL ESSAYS
What I did
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I asked non CS and CS to proof read it
- we tend to minimize ourselves
I did not get too technical and when necessary I inserted links
- we might think everybody knows some concepts
I added my own style (added quotes on the motivation)
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9. MY STORY: TECHNICAL ESSAYS
Structure
- Motivation:
- Why is this an important problem?
- Why is it a hard problem?
- How would it change the world?
- What is the big challenge?
- Goal and methodology
- What is innovative in my solution?
Keep It Simple for readers, they have little time per application.
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11. MY STORY: OTHER ESSAYS ?
- I read some articles if it is a new topic
- e.g.,I did some research regarding the qualities of leaders
and I analyze if I have them
- I underlined in the essay the keywords that define the answer
- I tried to combine what I read with who I was
- I tried to show what makes me unique
- I tried to show my passion and personality
Ask for proof reading.
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12. Example ...
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13. AFTER
Boost confidence
Great retreat
- training
- lots of food
- great accommodation
- networking (e.g. retreat )
- promotion (poster session)
Money helped
Looks good in the CV
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14. LETS START
http://www.google.com/anitaborg/emea/
Make account
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15. Thank you
Contact oana.tifrea at cs.oc.ac.uk
uk.linkedin.com/in/oanatifrea/
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