EDUCATION. ENTREPRENEURSHIP. EMPLOYMENT
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Education and Career Advancement Opportunities
Tailored resources for your career and educational journey!
Training and Conference Scholarships
CompTIA is offering a fully sponsored 3-hr skills camp to introduce you to skills covered in the Cloud+ certification and all attendees receive a CertMaster Learn & Labs license to practice your cloud skills ☁ and a 📝Cloud+ Certification Voucher. 📆Apply by Aug 18
Outreachy Open-Source project internship applications are open! You can work with some of the top companies worldwide, while being remote with a mentor and earning a $6,000 stipend! 📅Apply by Sept 3!
Target is now sponsoring another Hackbright Full-Time Software Engineering cohort for those who identify as women and non-binary individuals this September through December!🎉 The course will be fully remote and the deadline to apply is August 20 📆
The Aviatrix Certified Engineer (ACE) training & cert is free until Sept 6 w/ code ACEMULTICLOUD. ☁ This is a multi-cloud networking/security cert that prepares you to work on platforms such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud & Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and teach networking and security concepts.
Don’t forget to apply for Anaplan for All (a free no-code fellowship) and Data Science for All (a data focused fellowship) by August 31!
Jennifer Wong, Product Design Manager http://PitchPages.io (formerly Dropbox) is offering a 100% FREE full-ride scholarship for Cohort 2 of Product Design Fam design bootcamp to Black & LatinX designers! Apply by Aug 18.
Cloud Career Jump Start is @GoogleCloud's free 12-week course designed as a way for people in underrepresented communities to earn their Associate Cloud Engineer Certification. Apply today!
Nokia, Blacks in Technology and Udacity opened up 302 scholarships for their Nanodegree programs. Apply to the scholarship and choose one today!
MicroStrategy just launched their Analytics for the Classroom program so students can now learn MicroStrategy for free!
John Hopkins is offering 11 Data Science courses for free through their Cloud Based Data Science (CBDS) curriculum. All courses come with a certificate https://leanpub.com/universities/set/jhu/cloud-based-data-science You learn Google Cloud, R, Data Visualization, Analysis and more!
AWS launched a global AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate challenge! You’ll follow a recommended preparation path to earn the certification, receive free training available on-demand, live on Twitch starting July 12, and free webinars. Participants receive a 50% discount voucher for the exam. The challenge ends December 4. Register today!
AWS is offering free live training and certification prep courses! If you are taking Cloud Practitioner, Solution Architect, Developer and Big Data – I highly recommend attending.
The new AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate exam https://go.aws/3dzUn8w ☁️ launched with these free digital courses:
💻 Introduction to AWS Certification https://go.aws/368xeFZ and
💻 Exam Readiness: AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate https://go.aws/365iVlA
You can also take a 55-question practice exam with question-level feedback aws.training/certification 🎓
Did you all catch the free no-code training opportunity on Twitter? I shared a bunch of other opportunities as well!
Career Development and Advancement
The Center for Health Journalism has a free Data Fellowship that teaches you how to acquire, analyze and produce data visualizations for storytelling. The training includes a $2,000 grant & mentoring. Deadline 9/1.
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.
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!
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Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Tailored resources for diverse-owned businesses and underrepresented founders.
Grants, Pitch Competitions and Funding
The SoGal Foundation's Black Founder Startup Grant is a $5K to $10K cash grant for a Black woman or Black nonbinary entrepreneur, a legally registered business, plan to seek investory financing to scale, and have a scalable, high-impact solution or idea.
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!
GoFundMe.org started their own fund to help raise money to help businesses. Apply via this form.
Accelerators and/or Founder Programs
fundBLACKfounders is a platform specifically for Black founders to crowdsource for money. They are a flexible funding platform, so unlike some platforms that only allow you to keep the money if you raise the total amount, you get to keep whatever you raise on fundBLACKfounders. .
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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