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Empowered and Educated - Vol. 15

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EDUCATION. ENTREPRENEURSHIP. EMPLOYMENT

The resources and opportunities you’ve been searching for! All in one location.



Education and Career Advancement Opportunities

Tailored resources for your career and educational journey!

Training and Conference Scholarships

  • IBM launched a series of free Python for Data Science and Big Data certifications. The courses are completely virtual and the credentials are issued by the IBM Cognitive Class. Register here.

  • If you have a Scrum Master certification, you can earn the Scrum Master Professional Certification for free until April 30! This is a good opportunity to review the 2020 Scrum Guide & recertify. Apply for the voucher here.

  • Scholarships for the Grace Hopper Conference have been released! If you are a student or faculty member, you can apply for the vGHC Academic Scholarship. If you are a bootcamp graduate, apply for the Bootcamp Scholarship today!

  • V School launched a Military + Veteran scholarship to provide full-tuition paid scholarships for V School's web development or UX/UI design online programs. Apply by April 1!

  • 200 renewable $10,000 Lockheed Martin STEM scholarships are available to individuals studying eligible engineering or computer science majors, who demonstrate financial need and come from underrepresented or underserved communities. Apply by April 1.

  • As part of the ongoing Java 25 birthday celebration, get FREE Java training on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and take the certification exam for $25. Start the training by April 25.

  • EducationDynamics will award one $10,000 scholarship to a first-generation minority applicant pursuing an Associate's or Bachelor's degree Apply by June 30.

  • Microsoft has free Azure Fundamentals, Data Fundamentals and AI Fundamentals trainings that include vouchers to take the Microsoft certification exam at no cost. I also found a cool blog post with study guides!

Did you all catch my scholarships thread on Twitter? I shared a bunch of opportunities!



Career Development and Advancement

  • Applications to Ada Developers Academy are now open! The academy is a 6-month remote training program with a 5-month paid remote internship at diverse companies. Most alumni received a full-time job offer with a 160% salary increase! Apply by April 5.

  • The SANS Women Immersion Academy, a 100% tuition free 4 - 6 month cybersecurity training program for women. You'll receive training, GIAC certifications and hands-on cyber defense and incident handling skills. Apply by June 30.

  • Data School is offering a free Machine Learning certification. You’ll have lifetime access to the Python course that offers training in the sci-kit module. No ads, detailed notes, quizzes and a certificate. Register today!

  • Github, Microsoft and LinkedIn will be offering free trainings in practical skill areas such as Software Development, Project Management. Digital Marketing, Data and Financial Analysis, Graphic Design and more! Register here today!

  • Facebook launched a cool program for job seekers to become interns for local businesses through a competitively-paid remote internship! You must be 18+, you'll receive training, resources, support, a mentor and a FB Digital Marketing Certification. Apply today!

  • The Women of Color (WOC) STEM Conference is accepting nominations for outstanding women in the STEM fields. I received the Technology All Star Award and it was an amazing experience! Nominate someone or yourself today!

  • V School partnered with RizeNext Tech-Moms to provide two full-tuition paid scholarships for V School's web development or UX/UI design online programs or the TechMoms technology programs. Apply by April 30!

  • AWS Dev Hour: Building Modern Applications is an eight-week, free training on Twitch built by developers, for developers. Livestreams on Thursday at 4:00 p.m. PST on the AWS Twitch channel! Find out more!

Find more opportunities here

 

Entrepreneurial Opportunities

Tailored resources for diverse-owned businesses and underrepresented founders.


Grants, Pitch Competitions and Funding

  • Visa is offering $10,000 and a one-year IFundWomen Annual Coaching Membership to 60 Black women-owned businesses across six key cities in the U.S. Apply by April 16.

  • Fiserv Back2Business Grants for Small Business Program award up to $10,000 to Black- and minority-owned businesses that have been impacted by COVID-19 and social unrest. Apply by March 29.

  • The Chick-Fil-A True Inspiration Awards program offers grants up to $350,000 to nonprofit organizations who are Black-led or served communities of color and who are working in the areas of education, hunger, and homelessness. Apply by May 31

  • The Google.org Impact Challenge for Women and Girls commits $25 million to fund organizations creating pathways to prosperity for women and girls. This is an open call for applications, and selected charitable initiatives will receive up to $2 million, as well as opportunities for mentorship and additional support from Google. Apply by April 9.

  • AARP's Community Challenge grant program is looking for quick-action, innovative projects that help communities demonstrate the value of an all-ages approach to public spaces, transportation, housing, community-scale COVID recovery and more. Apply by April 14

  • The Power Forward Small Business Grant program awards transformative grants of $25,000 on a rolling basis to businesses in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, or select areas of Connecticut. Apply today!

  • Women's Business Grants and Womens-Finance is announced the availability of $500 micro-business grant, to be awarded to a female-owned craft business. Ongoing

  • Looking for Marketing Services and Tech Makeovers for your business? The next wave of applications for Comcast RISE business and marketing services grant closes on May 7.

  • To support restaurant owners in their efforts to Winterize their outdoor dining spaces and increase their capacity for guests, The Restaurant Strong Fund by Grubhub will be providing $10,000 grants to restaurants. Ongoing

  • UndercoverVC is looking for talented students from underrepresented campuses and backgrounds to join their network of fellows. Fellows source deals from campuses large and small across the United States and Canada. Apply today!


Accelerators and/or Founder Programs

  • Elemental is a commercial catalyst for growth-stage companies, accelerating climate tech startups by bringing forward meaningful commercial inflection points. 15-20 companies will accelerate their growth in three ways: project funding, strategy coaching, and commercial introductions. Apply by April 16.

  • Project W partnered with Springboard Enterprises and Black & Brown Founders for a series of four Dolphin Tanks that showcase Black and Latinx female founders building companies that are changing our future. Register for the series and hear from founders that are building solutions for the future of work and education.

  • Are you a founder looking for support? This cool founder’s toolkit of 100+ resources was launched to help you gain access to fundraising development opportunities and programs!

  • Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses is an investment to help small businesses grow and create jobs by providing them with greater access to education, capital, and business support services. You will gain practical skills across topics such as financial statements negotiation, marketing, and employee management, and gain the tools to develop a customized business plan for growth—for free.

  • BOSS Lab, Pillsbury is dedicating Emerging Growth and Venture Capital lawyers and colleagues in complementary practices will provide considerable volunteer legal and advisory services to up to 50 innovative startups with high-growth potential, valued up to $20,000. Apply today.

  • Mielle Organics launched its $1,000,000 #MoreThanAStrand fund to provide educational, entrepreneurial, economic empowerment and business investment for Black women and women of color around the globe! More Details / Ongoing

  • The Thiel Fellowship is a two-year fellowship that provides a $100,000 grant to young people who want to build new things instead of sitting in a classroom. Apply today to build a network of investors, scientist and founders.

Find more opportunities here

Additional Resources:

If you’re interested in additional opportunities, you can view them here. If you are a founder and are looking for more programs, accelerators, funding and more, you can view them here.

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