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Programming. Google RISE scholarship opportunities. - Qeyno. Pathfinder: Science, Math, Technology (P:SMT) | NCBW 100 Silicon Valley. Click here to view or print the 2014 P:SMT application. Since its inception in 1996, the Silicon Valley Chapter is particularly concerned about young girls who have not had the opportunity, encouragement, exposure and/or resources to access career information, especially in science and technology. In 2000 the chapter launched the P:SMT program. The focus is on minority girls in 4th – 8th grades. This is the age group least likely to receive access to math and science programs that will help shape their plans for higher education. The Pathfinder: Science, Math and Technology (P:SMT) Scholarship program helps girls develop an appreciation for math, science and technology.

Our goal is to encourage young girls to prepare for careers in the interdependent high-tech economy and global scientific community. Plans for 2014 include sending 160 girls grades 4 - 8 to two one-day camps and 35 girls (or more) to local camps that stress the goals and values of the P:SMT Scholarship program. Code.org | Anybody can learn. She++: Inspiring Women to Empower Computer Science. Code Fellows to offer women-only Ruby on Rails class, guarantees $100K salary post graduation. If you’re a lady and you’d like to be a Ruby on Rails developer, well, Code Fellows has something just for you. The Seattle-based trade school today announced a new Rails Development Accelerator designed specifically for women that begins on July 7. “Women are still greatly outnumbered by their male counterparts in the programming industry,” Kristin Smith, a former Amazon vet who just took over as Code Fellows CEO, said in a statement.

“While it was once a female-dominated industry, the pendulum has swung back hard in the other direction. We’re simply looking to make the opportunity in today’s tech environment more equitable for smart women with superior programming skills.” Similar to Code Fellows’ other programs, the new accelerator will last eight weeks and students are guaranteed a salary of $60,000 or $100,000, depending on their previous coding experience. Diana Pham. Another interesting stat: 18 percent of those grads have started a business. If you’re interested, apply here.