Deadline: 23 September 2016
Applications are invited from the organisations around the world for the Google RISE Awards to support computer science education.
The RISE program supports and connects not-for-profit organizations around the world to increase equity in CS education with a focus on girls, minorities who are historically underrepresented in the field, and youth from low-income communities.
Award
RISE Awards consists of:
- Capacity Building: Access to a 12-month capacity building program that connects awardees with Google expertise
- Financial support: Grants of $10,000-$25,000
- Operation support: Customized to the needs of the organization, such as volunteers or pro bono consulting
- A community of practice: Continued peer engagement through a community of practice connects awardees, alumni, and beyond so that communities around the world can learn from best practices and lessons learned
Eligibility Criteria
Priority is given to applicants that:
- Are small and mighty with the potential to scale through programmatic expansion or achieve broader reach by sharing information with other organizations
- Operate with clearly defined objectives, viable plans to achieve them, and a track record of success that the program can be executed as described
- Have deep roots in the community the program seeks to benefit, including partnerships or collaboration to continue engaging youth
- Implement a program that is connected to a compelling problem and there is evidence that the project is needed in the community
- Are data driven, and can provide evidence of quantifying impact or have a clear plan in place for measuring impact in the future
- Meet all funding priorities, including:
- CS programs in out-of-school time: We fund organizations that currently run extracurricular computer science programs.
- Addressing inequity: Programs must serve girls, underrepresented minorities, or youth in low-income communities
- Pre-university age youth: Programs should benefit youth up to the age of 18 and are not open to programs for students already enrolled in university or above
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
For more information, please visit Google RISE Awards.