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Education and Career Advancement Opportunities
Tailored resources for your career and educational journey!
Training and Conference Scholarships
Project Alloy is providing grants to attend the Strange Loop conference, a software developer conference with creators/users of languages, libraries, tools and more! Apply by June 20.
If you want to pivot into a data career, the application for Data Science for All: Women is open. I loved this program, it’s a 7-week immersive experience in data science and its ONLY women. You meet senior women leaders and executives and receive mentors for a capstone!
Google launch a new skills challenge, in 4 cloud skills tracks: Data Analytics, Kubernetes, Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). You’ll get 30 days free access to Google Cloud labs and the Coursera tracks! Register by June 30. Here are some cool prep sheets and videos as well!
Kip Brookbank, a Talent Acquisition Partner at Amazon is offering free resume reviews!
The AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Challenge is live! All training and exam prep is free, including the AWS CCP Essentials digital course, live, interactive, Twitch series AWS Power Hour: Cloud Practitioner and a free voucher for the CCP practice exam! Challenge ends on July 1.
Dataquest and diversity-in-data-science organization AI Inclusive have partnered to offer a series of scholarships aimed at helping groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in the field of data science learn valuable data skills! Apply by June 30.
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!
MicroStrategy just launched their Analytics for the Classroom program so students can now learn MicroStrategy for free!
Register to receive a free GMetrix Practice Test and Microsoft Certified Fundamentals exams to fully understanding what cloud computing is and receive a certification from Microsoft. Exam must be taken before July 1.
Did you all catch my scholarships thread on Twitter? I shared a bunch of opportunities!
Career Development and Advancement
Microsoft opens apprenticeship applications tomorrow for junior, entry-level or career pivoters looking for roles in Software Engineering or Technical PM. It's a virtual, 16-week apprenticeship. Apply starting at 8AM June 14.
AT&T Summer Learning Academy, a free online externship learning program open to all high school and college students. The program has both short self-paced classes with certificates and exciting live events featuring well-known dynamic speakers focusing on four key areas: Personal Development, Business, Technology and insights on life at AT&T direct from our leadership and experts in their field. Apply by July 12.
TEKsystems Global Services' virtual boot camp is a unique opportunity to learn full-stack development skills with 100% tuition coverage for those who successfully complete the program. Apply by July 19.
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!
Applications are open for the Berta Challenge – a fellowship for activists and investigative journalists to spend a year producing a body of work that responds to one pressing social justice challenge. You are provided a salary, project budget and connect fund of $77K. Apply by July 3!
Lincoln Policy created the Policy Hackers Fellowship to develop a new cohort of innovation policy advocates! You’ll work virtually and travel between San Francisco and DC to meet and learn from policy scholars, top lobbyists, public relations experts, and government policymakers. Apply by July 18.
Virginia opened two opportunities to earn industry cyber certification. There is an eight-week Upskilling Academy for individuals with IT/Cyber experience. You’ll go through advanced SANS and GIAC trainings and earn the GIAC certification. If you don’t have any experience, the eight-week Reskilling Academy will help you earn three certifications and provide skills in technology and security fundamentals.
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!
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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.
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