Google STEM Scholarships Students Need to Know

Your Diverse Background Might Be Your Ticket to Full Ride Scholarships

 The number of STEM students has grown over the last decade but unfortunately, some diverse students are underrepresented in the industry.

Below are some of the biggest Google STEM scholarships for African American, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American students. Google’s suite of scholarships for students wishing to study technology and computer science will be open for applications from 26 March 2024.

The Generation Google Scholarship was established to help aspiring students pursuing computer science degrees excel in technology and become leaders in the field. Selected students will receive 10,000 USD (for those studying in the US) or 5,000 CAD (for those studying in Canada) for the 2024-2025 school year

The Generation Google Scholarship will be awarded based on the strength of each candidate’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, demonstrated leadership, and academic performance. The program is open to students who meet all the minimum qualifications and we strongly encourage students that identify with groups historically excluded from the technology industry, including Women, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, American Indian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, to apply.

Past recipients of the following scholarships: Generation Google Scholarship, Generation Google Scholarship: for women in gaming, Generation Google Scholarship: for supply chain and fulfillment, Google Lime Scholarship, Google Student Veterans of America Scholarship, Women Techmakers Scholarship for Computer Science, Women Techmakers Scholarship for Gaming, Google Europe Students with Disabilities Scholarship, Generation Google Scholarship: for women in computer science in Ireland, or Venkat Panchapakesan Scholarships India are not eligible to reapply.

Who can apply?

To be eligible to apply, applicants must:

• Be currently enrolled as a full-time student in a Bachelors program at an accredited university or college OR currently enrolled as a high school senior for the 2023-2024 academic year
• Intend to be enrolled in or accepted as a full-time student in a Bachelors program at an accredited university in the United States or Canada for the 2024-2025 academic year
• Be studying computer science, computer engineering, or a closely related technical field
• Demonstrate a strong academic record
• Demonstrate financial need
• Exemplify leadership and demonstrate passion for improving representation of underrepresented groups in computer science and technology

For students who may not be eligible, we strongly encourage you to visit Google Careers for Students page to find out about alternative opportunities and programs that are available for your country/region based on your academic level.

Application process

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)
• Family and household information
• Resume/CV
• Two letters of recommendation
• Academic transcripts from your current institution (and prior, if applicable)
• Responses to short answer essay questions

Essay Questions:

The two short answer essay questions below are intended to assess your problem solving skills and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Each response to the three questions below should be 500 words or less.

1. Tell me about a time when you faced a complex problem without a clear path to a solution. Describe the steps you took to get to the solution in detail. What resources and solutions did you consider? What did you learn from this experience? Keep in mind that this can be a problem you have faced at school, work, extracurricular activities or home.
2. From your personal experience, describe a barrier that prevents equitable access to the field of technology. What do you believe is the root cause? What actions have you taken to address this inequity and what actions do you plan to take? Please focus at least half of your response on the actions you have taken. Keep in mind that impact can happen in many ways and at different scales.

IMPORTANT: Before starting the application, please have the following ready for upload:

• PDF copy of your resume (if applicable, please include leadership positions, extracurricular activities, and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts on your resume)
• PDF copy of your current or most recent transcript (unofficial is acceptable)

Application deadline: Tuesday, April 23, 2024 or when 1,250 eligible application responses are received

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 our commitment, we’ve partnered with Lime Connect, 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. Selected students will receive 10,000 USD (for those studying in the US) or 5,000 CAD (for those studying in Canada) for the 2023-2024 school year

GOOGLE LIME

Who can apply?

To be eligible to apply, applicants must:

• Have, or consider themselves to have, a visible or invisible disability (see Lime Connect’s approach to disability here)
• Be currently enrolled as a full-time student in a Bachelors program at an accredited university or college for the 2023-2024 academic year
• Intend to be enrolled in or accepted as a full-time student in a Bachelors program at an accredited university in the United States or Canada for the 2024-2025 academic year
• Demonstrate a strong academic record
• Be pursuing a degree in computer science, computer engineering or a degree in a closely related technical field
• Exemplify leadership and demonstrate passion for computer science and technology

Application process

• 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)
• One letter of reference from a professor, instructor, adviser, or supervisor
• Responses to three short answer essay questions

Recipients will be selected based on the overall strength of their essays and application materials compared to the entire applicant pool.

Application deadline: Sunday, April 21, 2024

Google Student Veterans of America Scholarship – The scholarship provides assistance to student veterans who are pursuing university degrees in the field of computer science in the US. Selected students will receive $10,000 for the 2024-25 school year. Students must provide documents such as a DD-214 and transcript, as well as an academic transcript and responses to short essay questions. Applications must be received by 23 April 2024. This scholarship was created in partnership with the Student Veterans of America. 

Google Internships

Google offers rich learning experiences for college students that include pay. As a technical intern, you are excited about tackling the hard problems in technology. With internships across the globe, ranging from Software Engineering to User Experience, Google offers many opportunities to grow with them.

María Trochimezuk

Founder IOScholarships

Her determination and hard work paid off as she won grants and scholarships to pay for her entire education. In realizing how time consuming and complicated the process of finding scholarships for STEM diverse students was, María Fernanda created IO Scholarships to make things much easier. She learned first-hand to find, apply for and win scholarships and became an advocate promoting scholarships nationwide.

“IOScholarships was inspired by my own experience as I was very fortunate to access scholarships to attend prestigious universities and realized that more could be done to support minority students especially now as STEM education becomes more important to workforce opportunities,” said María Fernanda Trochimezuk, Founder of IOScholarships. “IOScholarships will not only help underrepresented students find scholarships, but level the playing field so all students have the opportunity to achieve their education goals.”

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