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<ul><li>“In addition to showing my brothers and sister that you can have whatever you want if you believe in God and have faith, I’ve always charged myself with being the change I wish to see in the community -- right now that change is the technology industry.” // We’re not surprised to see AiC Community Member&nbsp;Khalia Braswell&nbsp;listed <a href="http://bit.ly/2i76rzr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>!&nbsp;</li><li>"What does a student coding in a white mask have in common with a New Zealand man struggling with a passport photo? Both individuals found themselves on the wrong side of computational decisions." AiC Community Member&nbsp;Joy Buolamwini&nbsp;explains <a href="http://bit.ly/2hFrL1s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the&nbsp;</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/codedgaze?source=feed_text&amp;story_id=1349624461724692" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CodedGaze</a>.&nbsp;</li><li>“Nothing feels better than sitting down and typing out a line of code and running it. This is why I am very determined to pursue a career in STEM.” ~ AiC Community Member, and future Katherine Johnson,&nbsp;Rebecca Taylor.&nbsp;</li><li>“I want to be like Katherine Johnson because I've always had a love for the tech world ever since I got involved in video games such as World of Warcraft and a variety of other MMORPGS at a young age.” // We spy AiC Community Member&nbsp;Kai Morton, featured as a future Katherine Johnson. We couldn’t agree more!&nbsp;</li><li>AiC Community Member Joy Buolamwini gave a <a href="http://bit.ly/2hXkgk0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TEDx talk</a> on the formation of the Algorithmic Justice League. Are you ready to fight the coded gaze?&nbsp;</li><li>“(I want) to expand the community of technology culture,” said AiC Community Member&nbsp;Moya Ly. She and fellow AiC Community Member Emily Wang teamed up to start the “<a href="http://cin.ci/2hfSKOT" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">you.code () Programming Club for Girls</a>.” Way to go, Moya and Emily!&nbsp;</li><li>AiC Community Member&nbsp;Jasmine Lee&nbsp;talks about her passion for STEM and her efforts to interest others in STEM on an "<a href="http://bit.ly/2hr0XzL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Education Today</a>" segment on NBC4's Daytime Columbus show. Go, Jasmine!&nbsp;</li><li>“Consistently being the only black woman in the room felt like a responsibility, and that pressure was exhausting. However, over the years of interning out in the Bay Area and now having moved here, things are much better because I’ve found a community. I no longer feel alone, because I’ve surrounded myself with friends and mentors that I know I can always lean on.” // AiC Community Member&nbsp;Mopewa&nbsp;Ogundipe&nbsp;talks about her experiences being a POC in tech with <a href="http://bit.ly/2hg1uVc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">People of Color In Tech</a>.&nbsp;</li></ul>

AiC Members - In The News! (January 2017 #1)

<p><img src="https://ncwit-aspirations-service-stage-public.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ncwitaicaward_logo_fullcolor_web_elementspage.png" alt="Award for AiC Logo" style="float:right; width:250px"></p><h3>The National Center for Women &amp; Information Technology (NCWIT) Selects National Recipients of the 2017 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing (AiC)</h3><p>NCWIT proudly announced the 2017 <a href="https://www.aspirations.org/award-programs/apply-for-the-award-for-aic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NCWIT Award for AiC</a> national recipients, honoring four hundred women in high school from all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and all U.S. overseas military bases.</p><p>Each year, U.S. high school women in grades 9 through 12 are eligible to receive recognition for their demonstrated interest and achievements in computing, proven leadership ability, academic performance, and plans for post‑secondary education. This year, 50 winners and 350 honorable mentions were selected from more than 3,500 amazing, talented young women.</p><p>Thanks to the generous support of NCWIT Award for AiC National Sponsor Bank of America, each of the 50 national award winners receive various prizes, cash, and a trip to Bank of America headquarters on March 3-5, 2017 for a celebration and networking with Bank of America employees.</p><p>View a complete list of the 2017 national winners here: <a href="http://bit.ly/17HSwinners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/17HSwinners</a>. A complete list of 2017 honorable mentions are available here: <a href="http://bit.ly/17HSmentions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/17HSmentions</a>.</p><p><em>The NCWIT Award for AiC is sponsored by Apple, Bank of America, Microsoft, Motorola Solutions Foundation, and Symantec.</em></p><p>&nbsp;</p>

Four Hundred U.S. High School Women Are Recognized for Technological Achievements

<ul><li>“Proud of our Champions of Change -- folks who prove that, here in America, there's no more powerful role than that of citizen.” // President Obama <a href="http://bit.ly/2h2NVZf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">celebrated the Champions of Change</a> last week, including many of our AiC Community Members. We are proud of all the great work that they do!&nbsp;</li><li>“Being a Black Muslim woman, my narrative has always been reflected in politics, but not necessarily in the way that I’d like it to be. I got really into politics and picked it up as a minor. Then, I figured that there was a way I could combine the two when I attended Grace Hopper for the first time last year, last October.” // AiC Community Member Fadumo Osman <a href="http://bit.ly/2gNtcrV" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">talked with </a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pocintech/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">People of Color In Tech</a> about how she is meshing politics and computer science to take control of her narrative and story.&nbsp;</li><li>“I thought of this idea of how to protect people’s rights, but also, at the same time, protect people in public areas.” // AiC Community Member Nastasia Efremkina was moved after the events in Sandy Hook to <a href="http://bit.ly/2gNpZbP" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">create a firearm tracker</a> as a way to prevent similar tragedies. She received the patent for it earlier this year. Inspiring work, Anastasia!&nbsp;</li><li>What does 85-year-old Stan Jones, a senior principal communications engineer, have in common with 16-year-old Kavya Kopparapu, a high school biomedical statistical research intern and AiC Community Member?<a href="http://bit.ly/2g0rnqV" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> More than you might think.</a></li><li>Congratulations to AiC Community Members Lauren Thomas and Kimberly Do on being selected as winners in the <a href="http://bit.ly/2gHNk2u" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">2016 National STEM Video Game Challenge</a>!&nbsp;</li></ul>

AiC Members - In The News! (December 2016 #1)

<ul><li>AiC Community Member Alexandra Marlette is sharing some tips about how to market to Generation Z: (article no longer available)</li><li>"I learned how to make a video game, and I got hooked. I then got involved with robotics, started making games, and eventually moved into virtual reality." // AiC Community Member Gemma Busoni recently shared how she got started in VR and how she is now working to help bridge the gap between men and women's different VR experiences:&nbsp;<a href="http://bit.ly/2fD7aeI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2fD7aeI</a></li><li>"Always ask for help; the worst anyone can say is no. Reach out for mentorship, guidance, help learning to build something — the VR community is awesome, and in order to ensure that VR really hits it big this time, we need to work together." // AiC Community Member Gemma Busoni is featured here as one of three Latinas leading the charge for virtual and augmented reality:&nbsp;<a href="http://nbcnews.to/2fw6qb0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://nbcnews.to/2fw6qb0</a></li></ul>

AiC Members - In The News! (November #2)

<ul><li>Congratulations to AiC Community Member Lucie le Blanc who was recently awarded the "<a href="http://bit.ly/2eoF86R" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Women In Tech Award</a>" by the Westchester County Association, which celebrates the leadership, creativity, and innovation of women in science and technology. Congrats, Lucie!&nbsp;</li><li>“I think the general perspective of computer scientists is that they’re sort of isolated individuals who are somewhat antisocial…and usually work on problems by themselves,” AiC Community Member Sharon Lin told Fusion (article no longer available). “And, I certainly understand that that stereotype [has] been perpetrated by the media for so many years, but I think it’s one of the stereotypes that also drives computer science to become such a widely misunderstood field.”&nbsp;</li><li>Meet the girls of "<a href="http://bit.ly/2dEZwMv" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tech Crew</a>!" This group is led by AiC Educator Recipient Andrea Chaves in The Young Women’s Leadership School of Astoria (TYWLS), and is made up of filmmakers, graphic designers, coders, website designers, and project managers.&nbsp;</li></ul>

AiC Members - In The News! (November #1)

<ul><li>AiC Community Member Natalia Rodriguez is featured in this video from Huffington Post's Black Voices talking about why companies shouldn't blame the "pipeline" for lack of diversity (video no longer available).</li><li>"If you don't feel like you're the strongest applicant, I promise once you've looked at these questions, you will be able to apply and figure out how you could cater your application." AiC Community Member Kirsi Kuutti spoke to Duluth’s WDIO about the Aspirations in Computing Award (segment no longer available).</li></ul>

AiC Members In The News! (October #2)

<ul><li>AiC Community Member Trisha Prabhu presented her anti-bullying app ReThink on Shark Tank on the season premier and reeled in Mark Cuban and Lori Greiner for a joint investment of $100,000! ReThink is an app that stops cyberbullying before the damage is done by encouraging teens to rethink posing an offensive message on social media before hitting the send/post button. According to the ReThink website: “Research shows that when adolescents are alerted to ReThink their decision, they change their minds 93% of the time…using ReThink, the overall willingness of the average adolescent to post an offensive message reduced from 71% to 4%.” Thanks to the success of ReThink, Trisha has been invited to the White House and been named a Google Science Fair Finalist. </li><li>AiC Community Member Sharon Lin was named a Champion of Change for Extracurricular Enrichment for Marginalized Girls by the White House recently. Sharon was recognized for her work as the Founder and Executive Director of StuyHacks and BitxBit Camp. StuyHacks is a high school hackathon which serves students in the greater NYC area, while BitxBit Camp is a nonprofit organization that aims to provide opportunities for middle school students in computer science in after-school enrichment programs for girls. We are proud to add another AiC name to the growing list of #WHChamps! </li></ul>

AiC Members In The News! (October #1)

<p>In the September issue of <a href="https://issuu.com/refractionmedia/docs/careers_with_code_us" target="_blank">Google&#39;s Careers With Code: Game - Changing Jobs of Tomorrow</a> two AiC Community Members, Aura Barrero (page 18) and Silvia Jaramillo (page 37), are profiled along with a number of other inspiring students pursuing Computer Science. Read or download the entire issue below.</p><div class="issuuembed" data-configid="0/38951347" style="width:525px; height:341px;">&nbsp;</div><script type="text/javascript" src="//e.issuu.com/embed.js" async="true"></script>

Careers With Code: Game Changing Jobs of Tomorrow

A DIY Design Education

<ul><li>Congratulations to AiC Community Members Shannon Yan, Kai Morton, and Maya Varma who were recently listed in <a href="http://www.teenvogue.com/story/21-under-21" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Teen Vogue's 21 Under 21</a>!</li><li>“I hope after it all I can start my own tech business, mainly in the video game space like I've always wanted to do,” said AiC Community Member Kai Morton. “I want to be the founder and CEO of a major company in the field of technology.” </li><li>“Oakland has a high crime rate and a large portion of the population is from underrepresented backgrounds or below the poverty line, so I wanted to make sure kids had access to this kind of education,” Shannon Yan explains. “My hope is that they’ll continue with it all through high school — especially the girls, who studies show lose interest in STEM after middle school. I believe this will promote more diversity in Silicon Valley.” </li><li>Maya Varma won the Intel Science Talent Search last March for creating, in her words, a "low-cost smartphone-based pulmonary function analyzer," a device that helps in the diagnosis and management of lung conditions like asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), restrictive lung disease, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis. Her work was honored at this year’s White House science fair, even receiving a specific shout-out from the President himself during the televised ceremony! </li></ul><p><em>Are you an AiC Community Member who's been in the news? Let us know: socialmedia@ncwit.org </em></p>

AiC Members In The News! (September #2)

What It's Like Being A Woman In STEM

<p>Our AiC Community are always up to some pretty amazing things. Each week we'll highlight a few.</p><ul><li>The challenges of University of California, Berkeley’s College of Engineering won’t be anything new to Megan Handley, according to a recent write-up on <a href="http://bit.ly/2aSz58T" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Noozhawk.com</a>. During her time at Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy, Megan earned both an AA degree and a high school diploma, started a Women in Technology club for Dos Pueblos' high school as well as a Girls Who Code club, and she co-founded Dos Pueblos' writing center. Look out Berkeley!&nbsp;</li><li>AiC Community Member Sydney Turner grew up just three short miles from University Park Campus and has been taking classes at the University of Southern California since sixth grade­. She may be a first-generation college student, but she’s right at home on USC's campus. Sydney's story was featured in <a href="http://bit.ly/2bV0YtT" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">USC News</a>.&nbsp;</li><li>“When the going gets tough, Xyla puts in more time, energy, and strategic thought. This combination of talent and will can be hard to find, and Xyla exemplifies it,” said Parihug Investor Danielle Strachman in a recent issue of <a href="http://bit.ly/2bJZIcL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Clevelend Business </a>about AiC Community Member and Founder of Parihug, Xyla Foxlin.&nbsp;</li><li>Two AiC Community had two members named in Her Campus’ 2016 "22 Under 22 Most Inspiring College Women."</li><li>Leading a robotics team to a first place championship? Building a portable and sustainable energy-harvesting device? Creating a personal electronics laboratory? Teaching math and robotics to underprivileged girls? All in a day’s work for Farita Tasnim:&nbsp;<a href="http://bit.ly/2ba440c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2ba440c</a></li><li>And to learn more about the inspiring Mastermind behind ProjectCSGirls, Pooja Chandrashekar, <a href="https://www.hercampus.com/life/pooja-chandrashekar-rallying-women-code-social-change/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">click here</a>.&nbsp;</li></ul><p><em>Are you an AiC Community Member who's been in the news? Let us know:&nbsp;socialmedia@ncwit.org&nbsp;</em></p>

AiC Members In The News! (September #1)

Top 10 Reasons to Apply for the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing

<p><em>AiC Community Member Blakeley Hoffman is a Computer Science and Mathematics major at the University of South Carolina in Columbia who, after seeing Disney’s </em>Zootopia<em>, wondered if a little Disney magic might help shed some light on the issue of imposter syndrome.</em></p><p>Something I struggle with as a human being, but often as a computer scientist, is separating how I feel from what I know. As a computer scientist, I’m an A-grade example of this thing called imposter syndrome. It’s a real phenomenon where you feel like you don’t belong to a group, even if you do.</p><p>For example, I often feel – in both my classes and my work – that I am a fake computer scientist. As in, I’m still in the process of “faking it until I make it” and hoping no one important notices. I feel this way for several reasons, but an easy reason to examine is that not many of my classmates are like me. Most of them are men, which means they are far more likely to have been doing computer science-y type things for longer, are more likely to be confident in their abilities (and to vocalize this, making my nerves seem all the more out of place), and are more likely to have their superiors (teachers, bosses, whatever) automatically think that they are capable. Note: I’m not saying this is true of all men in my field, just that it is more likely. These things make me feel like I do not belong, like I am somehow “behind” in my computer science knowledge, or that I have to work harder or be some kind of prodigy in order to prove my worth to the field.</p><p>This is how I feel. But it is not what I know. What I know is that I am a computer scientist (I’m about a semester away from having a legitimate, expensive piece of paper that says so) and that computer science isn’t a gendered role. Being a woman is a prerequisite for some roles (like mother), but being human is the prerequisite for being a computer scientist (at least until we discover the aliens, that is). So I am a real computer scientist. I know this. I just don’t always feel like it. And sometimes this feeling is incapacitating. The thought is so pervasive in my head that I can’t study, because as I study I feel like I am pretending to learn the material rather than actually learning it. I feel that a real computer scientist understands linear algebra, whereas I am a fake computer scientist, and therefore I just have to be able to solve the problems on the test. And, even if I am capable of doing well on said test, I feel as if my performance isn’t real or valid; it’s just some photocopy of the knowledge I am supposed to have painted myself. Even if I do well on a test, it is not because I am a growing computer scientist; it’s because I’m a good actor or have an easily fooled professor.</p><p>So what has been difficult to me of late is building a bridge from how I feel to what I know.</p><p>Enter <em>Zootopia</em>, Disney’s latest animated feature. I will be honest: there were tears about fifteen minutes into the film. But not the same tears I cried when I saw Up for the first time (and second time, and third time… you know). About fifteen minutes into the show, Judy Hopps, the protagonist, makes her way into the heart of Zootopia as the first ever bunny police officer.</p><p>The premise of the story is something like this: Judy, a rabbit from the rural town of Bunnyburrow, aspires from a young age to be a police officer. However, before Judy, there has never been a bunny police officer. But, with some hard work, Judy finishes as valedictorian of her class at the police academy, and is assigned to the heart of the neighboring metropolis, Zootopia. Of course, upon arrival, none of her peers or parents take her seriously, and she has to prove society wrong by solving the case of the year. (Spoiler alert: she does.)</p><p>The film then goes on to tackle some pretty serious and relevant issues of our day: the combination of prejudice and ignorance in society; how thoughtless, hateful rhetoric can uproot a society; the portrayal of police, etc. This is perhaps the most nuanced and relevant Disney film to date and while I have some questions with the telling (did Judy really have to be valedictorian of her class to get the message across?), the film is almost entirely a win and you should go see it and take the women in your life. Especially if you like poking fun at <em>Frozen</em>.</p><p>But I’ve gotten a bit derailed here – let me explain the aforementioned waterworks. About fifteen minutes in, Judy takes a train into Zootopia, there’s an upbeat Shakira song in the background, and she’s made it. Judy graduated from the academy and even though her unconsciously (maybe even consciously) biased boss and peers are about to question her ability as a police officer, we, the audience, do not. At fifteen minutes in, I am convinced Judy is a real cop.</p><p>And this is the bridge I needed. And I cried. For the first time in forever (har, har), I felt like Disney was telling my story as a woman in tech (or as an algorithms princess in training, if you will). Judy’s journey through the academy was so relatable to my own journey in college (and I think, the journeys of many women in STEM fields) that by the time she was on the train heading towards her well-earned job in Zootopia, I did not have the time or means to distance myself from the animated character and I had an emotional reaction. The plot of the movie at that point read: Judy is a cop. I am a computer scientist.</p><p>And here I’d like to interject a small defense of art: although numbers and research and science provide me with papers on papers showing that I am a computer scientist, the thing about logic and reasoning is that you can find counter arguments or persist in believing that counterarguments and counterexamples exist. Art makes you feel, and it’s much harder to shake a feeling that it is a fact. We’re used to shaking facts (okay, fine, Pluto isn’t a planet anymore), but shaking feelings is a much slower process. Art, however, might be the best shortcut we have to doing so, though, and we should fund it. Empathy might not be measured in our nation’s GDP, but I’d be willing to bet money that amounts of the two correlate positively.</p><p>Imposter syndrome is something I still manage today. Unfortunately, a little bit of Disney magic won’t make the issue disappear. But like I said, I’m working on building the bridge between how I feel and what I know. There are other ways this bridge is being built – having encouraging friends, parents, and teachers; gaining practice in areas I feel anxious about; and connecting with women who share similar experiences. My hope is that you, my reader, will take away at least one of the following items: you will realize that you are not alone in your own struggle with imposter syndrome, you will be more empathetic to the struggles of minorities in your own field, or you will go buy tickets to see <em>Zootopia</em> and you will love it just as much as I do.</p><p><em>This post was cross-posted with permission from Blakeley. The original post can be found </em><a href="http://blakeleyhoffman.me/teamjudyhopps4life/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>here</em></a><em>. </em></p><p>&nbsp;</p>

On Thinking, Feeling, Art, and Disney

Andrea Chaves’ Adventure on Becoming a Champion of Change

Application Deadline for the Collegiate Award Extended through Feb. 1

NCWIT Takes on the White House for CSEdWeek 2015

Catching Up With Aspirations Community Member Xyla Foxlin

<p>&nbsp;</p><center><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="100%" id="backgroundTable" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" width="600"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="padding-bottom:0px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateBody" width="600"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="center" class="lowerBodyContent" style="padding-bottom:0;" valign="top"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.aspirations.org" style="line-height: 17.5px;" target="_blank"><img alt="It's application time!" id="headerImage" mc:allowdesigner="" mc:edit="header_image" mc:label="header_image" src="https://www.ncwit.orghttps://ncwit-aspirations-service-stage-public.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/image_type/aic_collegiateopen_banner11062015.png" style="width:560px; height:280px; padding:0;" usemap="#banner" /></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="padding-top:0px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="30" cellspacing="0" style="background-color:#127ABB;" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="upperBodyContent" valign="top"><h1>It&#39;s application time for the<br />2016 NCWIT Collegiate Award!</h1><br /><h2>Applications are open through 8:00 p.m. EST on Monday, January 25, 2016.</h2><br /><h2><a href="#Spread">Help us spread the word!</a></h2></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-bottom:0px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="lowerBodyContent" style="padding-top:0px;" valign="top"><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/AiCCollegiate" target="_blank"><img align="right" alt="Collegiate Award Logo" src="https://www.ncwit.orghttps://ncwit-aspirations-service-stage-public.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/image_type/aic_collegiatelogo_150_0.png" style="width:150px; height:150px;" /></a><h3>2016 NCWIT Collegiate Award</h3>The NCWIT Collegiate Award, sponsored by HP and Qualcomm, honors the outstanding technical accomplishments of college women of any year of study. Conferred upon up to six winners annually, the Award recognizes technical projects that demonstrate a high level of creativity and potential societal impact.<br /><br /><h4>Eligibility</h4>A college woman may apply for the Collegiate Award if she meets the following criteria:<ul><li>She is a member of the <a href="https://www.aspirations.org/participate/college-students" target="_blank">NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Community</a>.</li><li>She is currently enrolled at an <a href="http://www.ncwit.org/aa" target="_blank">NCWIT Academic Alliance (AA)</a> community college, four-year college or university, or other AA higher education institution within the U.S., Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, or on any U.S. overseas military bases.</li><li>She is an undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a degree in computing.</li></ul>View the <a href="https://college.aspirations.org/competition-rules" target="_blank">Collegiate Award Rules Sheet</a> for a complete list of eligibility requirements.<br /><br /><h4>Prizes</h4>Each Collegiate Award winner receives a $10,000 cash award, an engraved trophy, and a trip to the annual <a href="https://www.ncwit.org/summit" target="_blank">NCWIT Summit on Women and IT</a> for recognition at an awards ceremony and an opportunity to network with Collegiate Award Sponsors at a private reception.<br /><br />Each of the twelve women with honorable mentions receives a $2,500 cash award, a framed certificate, and a trip to the Summit and private reception.<br /><br /><h4>Application Details</h4><strong>Students can apply online at <a href="http://bit.ly/AiCCollegiate" style="font-weight:bold" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/AiCCollegiate</a> no later than 8:00 p.m. EST on Monday, January 25, 2016.</strong><br /><br /><a name="Spread"></a><h4><a name="Spread">Spread the Word</a></h4><img align="right" alt="Spread the Word" border="0" height="90" src="https://www.ncwit.orghttps://ncwit-aspirations-service-stage-public.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/image_type/spreadword_flat.png" width="100" />Help us identify and support talented, passionate college women in computing! 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