Deadline: April 23, 2024
Applications are open for the Google Europe Students with Disabilities Scholarship 2024. Google’s education and scholarship programs aim to inspire and help students become future leaders in computing and technology by breaking down the barriers that prevent them from entering these fields.
As part of Google’s commitment, they have partnered with EmployAbility, a nonprofit organization that supports students with disabilities while they pursue education and promising careers, to help university students with disabilities work toward their academic goals in the field of computer science.
Benefits
- Selected students will receive a 7,000 EUR award (or local equivalent) for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply, applicants must:
- Have, or consider themselves to have, a visible or invisible disability (see EmployAbility’s approach to disability here).
- Be currently enrolled as an undergraduate at a university for the 2023-2024 academic year.
- Be accepted as a student in a Bachelor’s program at an accredited university in EMEA for the 2024-2025 academic year.
- Be studying computer science, computer engineering, informatics, or a closely related technical field.
- Demonstrate a strong academic record.
- Demonstrate a passion for computer science and technology.
Application
You will be asked to complete an online application which includes:
- General background information (e.g. contact information and details about your current and intended universities)
- Resume/CV
- Academic transcripts from your current and prior institutions (if you have earned a prior degree)
- At least one letter of reference from a professor, instructor, adviser or supervisor from your university
- Responses to questions on passion and technical ability in computer science
- Recipients will be selected based on the overall strength of their questions and application materials compared to the entire applicant pool
For more information, visit Google Europe Students with Disabilities Scholarship.
