Each year the Ann Arbor chapter of the Association for Women in Computing (AWC), awards one or more scholarships through the AWC Scholarship Fund for Women in Computing held at the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation (AAACF).

The scholarship recognizes outstanding women participating in an institution accredited for higher education in the state of Michigan pursuing a career in a computer or technology-related field.

Awards are determined based on your answers to the three essay questions. The most important considerations are motivation, passion, thoughtfulness, creativity, skillful communication, and participation in the computing community.

The scholarship recipient must agree, if awarded the scholarship, to provide a written report on academic progress at the end of the semester after receiving the scholarship.

Download the Application (.pdf file)

http://awc-aa.org/pdf/scholarship.pdf

QUALIFICATIONS

    * Available to women students (full or part-time) participating in an institution accredited for higher education in the state of Michigan pursuing a career in a computer or technology-related field
      OR
      Women pursuing certification to change their career or enhance their current career in a computer or technology-related field (e.g. PMP Certification, MS Professional certification, and Network Professional certification, among others).
    * US Citizenship / Permanent Residency are required.
    * Each applicant must submit essays to answer the following 3 questions (1 essay per question, 300-600 words per essay). To qualify for this year's scholarship, essays must be received by April 1st. [EXTENDED UNTIL APRIL 30TH]
         1. Describe your most fulfilling computer-related project or experience. Incoming freshman only, if you haven’t done a computer-related school project, you may write about one you’ve completed on your own, for example, designing your own website or writing your own computer program.
         2. What intrigued you most about your chosen course of study?
         3. How would you encourage other women to join this field?

Note: for candidates enrolled in an institution accredited for higher education a minimum of two semesters of course work should be remaining after receipt of the scholarship.

Note: for candidates who are pursuing certifications in a computer or technology-related field: scholarship may only be applied to tuition and/or fees for certification course or test. Proof of registration (including dates of course or registration date) must be submitted. Acceptable proofs of registration are: official course registration indicating name of applicant and the name of the institution where the certification course will be taken, tuition bill, or letter from institution or certification administrator stating that the applicant is enrolled in a certification program. Proof of registration must include the name, address and phone number of the certifying institution.

Send completed application as noted above to:
Ann Arbor AWC
Attn.: AWC-AA Scholarship
P.O. Box 1864
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1864

For additional information, please email Student Services (students@awc-aa.org)


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Hello everyone!   I recently found this site after trolling for information on library schools in my most recent fit of panic about my future. I'm now on panic attack number 2, so I thought I would use the group's collective knowledge.  A little background information.  I currently live in NY state and go to school in Rochester.  My final semester is this upcoming fall and I've been planning on going to library school for a long time.  I wold like to focus on digital librarianship.  Anyways, I plan on applying to some schools in the top ten (per us news ranking list) in hopes that they'll offer me a nice financial aid package.  I have good grades (3.8 ish GPA) and I'm confident I will do well on the GRE's because I'm a pretty good test taker.  If they don't offer me a good financial aid package then I don't see how I'll be able to afford paying out of state tuition and I don't feel like incurring a lot of student loan debt if I don't have too. I'm not really counting on a good package because I've read that those are getting pretty hard to come by because of the economy.  My state (NY) does have a couple of ALA programs.  One in Buffalo, one in Albany, one in Syracuse (super expensive...so same deal with wanting a good package) and a couple near NYC that I don't want to go to.  Albany is the front runner right now because it offers a dual master's in history and information science.  This is where my dilemma is.  The program is accredited by the ALA but the masters given is a MSIS, not a MSLIS or MLIS.  The classes offered seem to be in line with what would be expected in a library school with various concentrations in archives and whatnot.  Is the absence of the "L" in the degree going to hurt me if I go up for a traditional library job or is the "L"...I don't know...inferred?  I've seen a bunch of job postings and they list a MLS or some variation as a requirement and I don't want the absence of a letter hurting me from the get go.  I'd love to work on the digital aspects of archives or other library related area, but I want to be able to work IN a library.   I'd love some advice and I apologize for the long drawn out question.

hey guys,
i was hoping you might have some book recommendations for me.  i need to get more practice with databases and reference material outside of my subject specialty; can you recommend a resource that might have practice questions?  I've been reviewing LexisNexis Congressional through the "practice scenarios" involving a feckless sophomore and am endeared to this approach. 
thanks.

Just wanted to send belated but heartfelt thanks to the folks that responded to my query a few weeks ago. Every time I try to post a comment in that thread, my browser crashes (no idea why), so a quick thread to send my thanks for all the kind and thoughtful comments by keristars , sioneva , curlgirl510 , en_dejlig_aften , zestfive , murphymom , twilight33 , riofriotex , just1soul , and toastedcheese . Very helpful to hear perspectives and opinions outside your own head, and I appreciate you taking the time to respond in such detail. And many thanks especially for the reminders of internships and student health insurance (I plumb forgot!).

I got my acceptance today! I start my MSLS at SJSU this fall!!

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Finals are next week. As in, technically, 12 hours from now, more or less. Notice, however, that I'm not studying. Fun times. :D

So I attended the MUSE concert this past Friday. And it was so absolutely amazing! They're so wonderful live, and the seats that we had (although far away) were still really good for the show.

So there were three building-like pillars on stage, and the bottom half acted as a platform, rising and lowering depending on the part of the show. The halves of the pillars (above and below) were all projection screens. And sometimes, they projected the live audience and live performance as if it were part of a music video. It was really, really cool.

Unfortunately, I forgot my camera, and had to suffice with my phone. Which, needless to say, was poor quality. However...my friends had some awesome standing room and took loads of pictures!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2036836&id=1331280148


My Spring Break is the week after next. I get back on Saturday evening (March 20) and don't leave until the following Sunday. Thus, if you're around, we should hang out.

Now, back to my regularly-scheduled studying.

I was wondering if any of you had any experiences with the MI program at UofT (Toronto). I've been looking around for some information from students about the program and haven't really found a lot of opinions aside from a few short comments in the replies of some of the posts here (chances are if you talked about UofT in the comments on this community, I probably found them already ;D). I'm mostly just looking for general opinions and experiences like what you like(d)/dislike(d) about the program, etc.

I'm trying to choose between UofT and UWO as my first choice, but there's so few blogs/posts on UofT!

Thanks in advance!

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I'm sure that all MLIS programs have a lot to offer, but I'm having trouble finding out details or major differences between the programs at McGill and Dalhousie. I've been accepted at both schools, and really have no idea which one to go for. I'm leaning towards McGill simply because I've been to Montreal before.





If anyone could tell me about their experiences, I would really appreciate it. Or, if one school has a certain reputation or something, that would be good to know too! Thanks!