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Empowered and Educated - Vol. 25

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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

  • Women Who Code's premier developer conference is taking place in a safe digital format June 10th - 11th. Free tickets are available so apply now!

  • Skillsoft and Security Innovation are providing a free Hacking for Developers 1-day Bootcamp on June 11. Your team of will practice with a live (but fake) banking website with real security vulnerabilities and walk away confident in your ability to resolve vulnerabilities!

  • Code Black Indy Inc has another Salesforce bootcamp coming out for people interested in becoming a certified Pardot Specialist. There are only have 15 seats available for this course and no enrollment fees! No experience required - Apply by June 13!

  • EY and Microsoft are looking for problem solvers, analysts and anyone who craves a challenge and wants to help build a better world. You just need to be a university student or have less than two years of professional experience to participate in the Data Science Challenge due June 15!

  • AWS and Udacity opened their Machine Learning scholarship again! If you want to gain and expand your machine learning skills and expertise and become the next generation of ML leaders apply by June 28. You can prep with the free AWS ML foundations course too!

  • Black Tech Fest is a movement that takes the form of a virtual three-day festival on Oct 19-23. Celebrate Black culture, showcase innovation and create pathways for underrepresented talent. Register today.

  • Jamstack Conf is a two-day celebration on Oct 6-7. The next generation of web apps, the Jamstack community and ecosystem come together to learn, connect and create. Register today.

  • The Diana Initiative​ 2021 is a two-day conference on July 16-17 to elevate, inspire, and support women/non-binaries of all races, cultures, and backgrounds through every stage of their information security career with education, collaboration, and resources.

  • Hasura Con is a two-day conference on June 23-24 with talks and hand-on workshops about pushing the boundaries of GraphQL forward! Level up your Hasura skills with live, in-depth workshops.

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



Career Development and Advancement

  • Ghaida Zahran, a Product Design Lead at Netflix has opened applications to mentor 4 designers from underrepresented backgrounds in product, A/B testing, design principles and more!

  • The Delaware Data Innovation Lab Fellowship is a paid 6-month fellowship working with spatial, clinical, experimental, text, and survey data to construct datasets, analyses and deploy statistical models in unique and impact driven ways. Salary up to $75K - Apply!

  • The Charles Koch Institute opened their 10-month Associate Program for anyone interested in Tech, Cyber and Innovation Policy! You will work with non-profits, research centers or social change organizations. Opportunity for Full Time placement as well! Apply by June 7!

  • The Education Pioneers Impact Fellowship is a 10-month experience that helps turn your data analyst or project management skills and passions for social good into new, tangible leadership opportunities — supporting educational equity and advancing careers. Salary of $58K - Apply by June 8!

  • 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.

Find more opportunities here

 

Entrepreneurial Opportunities

Tailored resources for diverse-owned businesses and underrepresented founders.


Grants, Pitch Competitions and Funding

  • Citrine Angels supports the growth and success of female-founded businesses and increases access to investment opportunities for women. Apply to pitch.

  • 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

  • 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

  • If you are a business owner, Google Digital Garage can be used to help develop your digital skills. There are a range of options and topics to improve your skills, enhance your career and build your confidence.

  • 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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