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December 2, 2013
Google Anita Borg Scholarship
- What ?- My story: why ?- My story: how ?- Start the application
Oana Tifrea-Marciuska
“ 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
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What ?
Be a female student currently
enrolled at a university for the
2013-2014 AY in CS
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
Recipients will each receive
a € 7,000 for the '14-'15 AY
Finalists and recipients can
attend an annual Google
networking retreat in 2014.
CONDITIONS PRIZE
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MY STORY: WHY ?
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
I was convinced by a friend
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MY STORY: CV and RECOMMENDATION?
Strong CS backgrund
- Contests / Awards
- Good marks
- Good referees
- Some work experience
Extracurricular
- volunteer
- society ( e.g. OxWoCS)
- open source
- some life besides CS
I heard it might matter
Finalist
Got it :)
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MY STORY: TECHNICAL ESSAYS
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)
What I did
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MY STORY: TECHNICAL ESSAYS
- 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.
Structure
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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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Example ...
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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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LETS START
http://www.google.com/anitaborg/emea/
Make account
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Thank you
Contact oana.tifrea at cs.oc.ac.uk
uk.linkedin.com/in/oanatifrea/