Right now, Black and Latinx people only make up around 5% - 8% of the tech workforce. Women account for a mere 1 in every four tech jobs. For Native Americans and Indigenous groups, employment numbers are even lower, at around 1% at leading tech companies. These numbers reflect an improvement over the last few years, but this is not nearly enough.
The tech industry sets out to serve a remarkably diverse world. To accomplish this, the industry itself has to reflect that world. At Virtasant, we understand the need to embrace fresh perspectives, probe unexamined problems, and tap into unique ideas. We want to support the innovative minds that represent the groups and communities that are still getting left behind in tech.To achieve this mission, we created the Future Leaders in Technology scholarship for students from these communities, who are pursuing careers in tech.
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To be eligible for the Future Leaders in Technology scholarship award, you must:
Be a member of an underrepresented group, including:
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No. All information provided in the application will be used for the sole purpose of selecting a winner and will never be sold or shared with a third party. We only use the information provided to select and notify winners or to communicate with applicants about an application. All applicant information is permanently deleted after each scholarship is awarded.
The scholarship awards applicants at the beginning of the Fall and Spring semesters. The scholarship awards applicants every Sprint. The next deadline for the Future Leaders in Technology Scholarship is in spring.
To be fair to all applicants, we can only select and notify winners after all of the applications have been received and judged. We cannot provide an exact date, but intend to notify the winner(s) promptly after they have been selected.
As soon as all of the applications are in, our panel of reviewers will look over every submitted application and collaborate to choose a winner. After the panel has selected the winners for the scholarship, they will be notified by email (or phone if the email isn’t responded to) to send the prize money to their current school.
If you have questions about eligibility or requirements, please contact us at scholarship@virtasant.com.
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