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Happy Women's History Month from the Iribe Initiative for Inclusion and Diversity in Computing!

This month, we're excited to share our spring and summer programming, at-home activities for women's history month, scholarship opportunities, and more!

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Get involved with I4C

I4C Summer Academy applications are now live!

Apply today!
Elementary School: https://go.umd.edu/i4c_Sum22ESApp
Middle School: https://go.umd.edu/i4c_Sum22MSApp
High School: https://go.umd.edu/i4c_Sum22HSApp
All applications close March 24th!

Needs Based Scholarship Application: https://go.umd.edu/i4c_Sum22Scholarship

Join us Saturdays to prepare for this spring's AP computer science exams from 11am-12pm!

AP Computer Science A Programming Includes:

E-book & full-length practice tests
Live interactive webinars

Additional Benefits:
One-on-one tutoring
Social activities & workshops for women in computing
Build a community of young women and non-binary students in computer science with current UMD CS students

Register today: https://go.umd.edu/i4c_Spring22Register
For more information contact us at (301) 405-7615 or i4c_k12@umd.edu.

Creative Computing provides all students in grades 4-8, including those who identify as a girl and/or as Black, Latinx, or Native American, access to new computer science concepts.

The program begins on February 14.
Space is limited. Register today!
https://go.umd.edu/i4c_Spring22Register

High School workshops are back!
Join us this month to learn more about cybersecurity and then again in April to explore the intersections between technology and biology.

Register today at:
https://go.umd.edu/i4c_Spring22Register

K-12 Women's History Month Activities

Celebrate Women's History Month with your child by reading inspirational stories about women in STEM together. For video versions of the stories pictured above, click the links below:

Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code
Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines
The Astronaut with a Song for the Stars: The story of Ellen Ochoa

More at-home activities for Women's History Month

Create your own astronaut helmet to honor Sally Ride.

Watch MAKERS documentaries to learn about the women who shaped America.

Write thank you notes to women who have positively impacted you.

Attend Brave Girls Virtual Storytime through the National Women's History Museum.

Explore virtual exhibits that highlight women in STEM, women in NASA, and women of color in the DMV.

Complete random acts of kindness for women and girls in your life

Learn about women improving athletic performance through STEM and create your own prototype

Visit the Smithsonian's #IfThenSheCan exhibit honoring 120 women in STEM

Awards, Scholarships, and Opportunities

Turn your passion for video games into cash!

Email umdgamingstudy@gmail.com to participate.

Now through April, complete games, puzzles, and challenges through CyberStart America to qualify for scholarships from the National Cyber Scholarship Foundation

This opportunity is open to all high school students. No prior computer science experience necessary

Register here: https://register.cyberstartamerica.org/student/

Microsoft is looking to award renewable scholarships of $5,000 to high school seniors with disabilities who plan to attend a vocational or academic college and target a career in the technology industry.

Apply here by March 15th: https://bit.ly/microsoftscholarship4swd

Additional information

Giving day is just around the corner!

Support the Maryland Center for Women in Computing's programs that support, educate, mentor, and recruit young women into computing fields.

Donate here:
https://givingday.umd.edu/campaigns/maryland-center-for-women-and-computing

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