Other Scholarships and Awards

Scholarships

Name	Organization	Deadline	Audience	Description	Link
Richard E. Merwin Student Scholarship	IEEE Computer Society	April 30	Graduate students, and those in the final two years of an undergraduate program in electrical or computer engineering, computer science, or a well-defined computer related field of engineering who are active members of a student branch or chapter of the society are eligible.	IEEE Computer Society is offering $40,000 in student scholarships from $1,000 and up to recognize and reward active student volunteer leaders in student branches or chapters who show promise in their academic and professional efforts. This scholarship was created in honor of the late Richard E. Merwin, past president of the IEEE Computer Society, to recognize and reward student leadership.	http://bit.ly/1V4UQPW
Great Minds in STEM Scholarships	Great Minds in STEM (GMiS)	May 1	Varied.	Varied.	https://bit.ly/3bAAydX
Betty Stevens Frecknall Scholarship	ED Foundation for IT Education	May 31	AITP Student member	This program offers annual scholarships to undergraduates enrolled full time in a computer science, CIS, MIS, or IT program who have completed at least one semester of college.	https://bit.ly/2x6Gj49
Full Circle Scholarship - Undergraduate Students	American Indian College Fund scholarships	May 31	Tribal and Non-Tribal Colleges	The Full Circle Scholarship Program is awarded to students attending non-tribal and tribal colleges.	https://bit.ly/2yIub9Q
Out to Innovate™ Scholarship	NOGLSTP	June 6	Undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in STEM who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or an active ally of the LGBTQ+ community.	The scholarships are designed to promote academic excellence and increased visibility of talented LGBTQ+ students in STEM careers.	http://bit.ly/1BJ05rl
AfterCollege STEM Inclusion Scholarship	AfterCollege	June 30	Open to currently enrolled students working toward a degree in a field of Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics from a group underrepresented in their field of study.	AfterCollege's scholarships are for students who demonstrate professionalism and effectively communicate how they will be exemplary candidates in their field.	http://bit.ly/2hPHQQH
AfterCollege Science Student Scholarship	AfterCollege	June 30	Open to currently enrolled students who are working toward a degree (AA,AS, BA, BS, MS, PhD) in one of the many fields of science. Science can include (but is not limited to): Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Meteorology, Oceanography, Physics, Zoology, etc. Minimum 3.0 GPA	AfterCollege's scholarships are for students who demonstrate professionalism and effectively communicate how they will be exemplary candidates in their field.	http://bit.ly/2HhVtok
AfterCollege Succurro Scholarship	AfterCollege	June 30	Open to currently enrolled students in an accredited program, working toward a degree (AA, AS, BA, BS, MA, MS, MFA, PhD, MD, JD, etc.) in any discipline. Minimum 2.5 GPA	We believe that what's good for students is good for everyone: schools, employers, community, and other students! That’s why we not only help students find jobs & internships, but also offer scholarships to help fund their education.	http://bit.ly/2HnkiiD
RapidSeedbox’s Scholarship for Computer Engineering Students	RapidSeedbox	June 30	Students studiying Networking, Cybersecurity, Computer Software, Machine intelligence, Computer Graphics, or Artificial Intelligence	RapidSeedbox hosts a bi-yearly, merit-based scholarship to help students who are dedicated to pursuing their dream to be computer engineers who want to improve the world through forward-thinking technology. Note: website lists deadline as year 2017, application is open for an additional cycle and link is live.	http://bit.ly/2nHYdCY
Deputy Scholarship for Women in Technology	Deputy	July 31	Students pursuing a bachelor’s or master's degree in computer science, information systems, computer engineering, business technology administration or a related IT field.	The purpose of the Deputy College Scholarship for Women in Technology is to help remove some financial obstacles for women aspiring to be computer scientists.	http://bit.ly/2gyk1yl

Awards

Name	Organization	Deadline	Audience	Description	Link
SIG awards - see full list on web page	ACM SIGs	Deadlines may vary	Varied.	Varied.	http://www.acm.org/sigs/sig-awards
ACM–IEEE-CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowship	ACM	May 1	Candidates must be enrolled in a full-time PhD program at an accredited college or university and must meet the minimum scholastic requirements at their institution.	The ACM–IEEE-CS George Michael Memorial HPC Fellowship honors exceptional PhD students throughout the world whose research focus is on high-performance computing applications, networking, storage, or large-scale data analysis using the most powerful computers that are currently available.	http://bit.ly/2lFll3E
VLDB Early Career Research Contribution Award	Very Large Data Bases Endowment Inc. (VLDB)	June 1	The award recognizes a researcher who has demonstrated research impact through a specific technical contribution of high significance since completing the Ph.D.	The award is given for a specific technical contribution and not for the researcher's accumulative contributions across diverse topics. The technical contribution must have been made after completing the Ph.D. In other words, research prior to obtaining the Ph.D. cannot be used towards this award.	http://www.vldb.org/awards.html
VLDB Women in Database Research Award	Very Large Data Bases Endowment Inc. (VLDB)	June 1	The database research community is privileged to have excellent women researchers who have had significant impact on the field.	This award recognizes a woman researcher who has made significant technical contributions to the field. Leadership in the database research community will be considered a plus.	http://www.vldb.org/awards.html
Watts S. Humphrey Software Process Achievement Award	IEEE Computer Society	June 1		The IEEE Computer Society and the Software Engineering Institute recognize outstanding achievements in improving the ability of a target organization to create and evolve software-dependent systems.	https://bit.ly/2VCLG4K
ACM Senior Member Award	ACM	June 3	10 years of professional experience in the computing field.	Successful candidates for Senior Member must have demonstrated performance that sets them apart from their peers.	http://bit.ly/2oNFPFV
Technical Achievement Award	SIGMM	June 3	Contributions are considered from academia and industry that focus on major advances in multimedia including multimedia processing, multimedia content analysis, multimedia systems, multimedia network protocols and services, and multimedia applications and interfaces. The nominator must be a SIGMM member.	This award is presented every year to a researcher who has made significant and lasting contributions to multimedia computing, communication and applications.	http://bit.ly/1N6IXbq
B. Ramakrishna Rau Award	IEEE Computer Society	June 15	Microarch & Compiler Code Generation. The candidate will have made an outstanding, innovative contribution or contributions to microarchitecture, use of novel microarchitectural techniques or compiler/architecture interfacing.	Established in memory of B. Ramakrishna Rau, and awarded in recognition of his distinguished career in promoting and expanding the use of innovative computer microarchitecture techniques, including his innovation in compiler technology, his leadership in academic and industrial computer architecture, and his extremely high personal and ethical standards.	https://www.computer.org/volunteering/awards/rau
Ken Kennedy Award	ACM & IEEE Computer Society	June 15	HPC - contributions to programmability and productivity in computing and substantial community service or mentoring contributions.	The ACM - IEEE CS Ken Kennedy Award is awarded annually and recognizes substantial contributions to programmability and productivity in computing and substantial community service or mentoring contributions.	https://awards.acm.org/kennedy/nominations
Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award	IEEE Computer Society	June 15	HPC Systems.	The Seymour Cray Award is awarded to recognize innovative contributions to high performance computing systems that best exemplify the creative spirit demonstrated by Seymour Cray.	http://bit.ly/2meKy5o
Sidney Fernbach Award	IEEE Computer Society	June 15		Presented annually to an individual for “an outstanding contribution in the application of high performance computers using innovative approaches.”	http://bit.ly/2WGa0R3