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Microsoft Research creates fellowship program to support women in computing
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Published onJuly 15, 2016
published onJuly 15, 2016
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Microsoft Research has brought forth great ideas, innovations, and interesting research projects from a wide variety of participants. Over the past couple of years, we’ve reported on several researchers who have brought artificial intelligence, computational thinking and smart road projects to the public.
Among the highlighted researchers, we’ve noticed a growing trend of women who have led advanced exploration in computing and technology, and it seems Microsoft has also made the same observation.
Microsoft Research’s distinguished scientist Susan Dumais ishighlighting the recent announcement of the company’s efforts to support women in computingthrough its fellowship program.
Women are woefully under-represented in computing-related fields.
At Microsoft Research, we’re committed to helping address this imbalance through the Microsoft Research Women’s Fellowship Program. The fellowships directly support female computer scientists as they pursue graduate studies, providing US$20,000 for tuition and conference travel. Also, the program connects recipients with a Microsoft mentor and researchers in their area of study and facilitates recipients to interact with each other in a collaborative peer community.”
In addition to supporting women in computing fields, Microsoft Research will also be supporting other diversity-related initiatives such as the NCWIT Academic Alliance Seed Fund. TheNCWIT is a US-based academic institutiondesigned to develop processes for recruiting and training women by enticing them with a financial investment of up to $10,000 per project. Another diversity program Microsoft Research is supporting is its DigiGirlz, aYouthSpark program intended to capture the interest of middle to high school aged girlsexploring early computer science programs.
As forthe fellowship program, Microsoft has already named ten winners of the $20,000 fellowship award for 2016. The ten ladies are all studying various emphasis of computer science that includes human-computer interaction, natural language processing, and computational biology among others.
The list of 2016 winners include:
For many, being associated with Microsoft Research in any way is an honor in and of itself, adding a financial incentive can be the cherry on top for women who may have been hesitant or inhibited in exploring computer science as a realistic outlet or career goal.
Kareem Anderson
Networking & Security Specialist
Kareem is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. His passion for technology and content creation drives are unmatched, driving him to create well-researched articles and incredible YouTube videos.
He is always on the lookout for everything new about Microsoft, focusing on making easy-to-understand content and breaking down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security.
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Kareem Anderson
Networking & Security Specialist
He is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. He breaks down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security
