Scholarship applications are now being accepted through midnight CST on Monday, June 18, 2007
The Tapia Conference Scholarship Program facilitates attendance of those individuals otherwise unable to attend. These scholarships cover travel, hotel accommodations, meals, and conference registration. Scholarship award preference will be given to students and mentors (from academia, industry, or government) who present posters, papers, panels, workshops, or are entered in the robotics competition at the conference.
In addition, preference will be given to teams comprised of faculty and students. The determination of the awards will be based on need.
Application Instructions:
Scholarship applications must contain:
- Contact information.
This should include the applicant's full name, school name and address, home and email addresses, and phone number(s) where the applicant can be reached during Summer 2007.
- Essay (500 word limit)
The essay should address the impact and benefit of your attendance at the conference. Be sure to include a statement of financial need, commitment to diversity as evidenced by activities, current service and research activities, as well as whether you plan to present at the conference.
- Maximum two-page resume/CV, which will be distributed to supporters at the Silver level and above.
- A faculty letter of recommendation. (Students only)
Send all letters of recommendation via e-mail to scholarships@richardtapia.org. Letters should be submitted on university letterhead.
Bridge Day - October 17 - Open for Scholarships, too!
This year marks the first time that the Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing and the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing are being held in the same location. On Bridge Day - Wednesday, October 17th - the Tapia 2007 Conference ends after the morning session and the Grace Hopper Conference begins with an evening reception. Bridge Day will informally bring students together from both conferences so that they can get to know one another, build their individual networks, and come to better understand their common issues. Space in these activities is very limited. Selected students will be given support to attend one day of the other conference; that is, students attending Tapia will also attend the Thursday sessions of the Grace Hopper Conference and students attending Grace Hopper will also attend the Tuesday sessions of Tapia. Hotel accommodations for these extra days will be provided.
On Bridge Day itself, the selected students will:
- Attend a keynote talk given in conjunction with the Tapia Conference
- Take a technical, back-stage tour of Disney attractions at the Magic Kingdom and Epcot
- Take part in a Disney Institute Team Building Exercise at Epcot
To apply for Bridge Day support, please fill out the common scholarship form below and check the appropriate box to be considered for Bridge Day support.
Scholarship application submission:
To create, view/edit, and check on your application status, visit the scholarship application submission site (https://parasol.tamu.edu/celebrate).
Application important dates:
The application deadline is Monday, June 18, 2007. If additional funds become available, late submissions may be considered.
Scholarship award recipients will be notified on or about August 1, 2007. Scholarship applicants should register after the awards list has been posted.
Information Queries:
Please contact scholarships@richardtapia.org |
