The Advancing Inclusion Scholarships come from AnitaB.org, the nonprofit behind the Grace Hopper Celebration, described by the organisation as the largest gathering of women in tech in the world. The award exists so that people who could not otherwise afford the Celebration can take part in it, and it carries year-round career and academic workshops, networking and role-model programming alongside the event itself. AnitaB.org names three groups who apply: students at undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral level; faculty of every rank; and people enrolled in boot camps or technical certification programmes.
Applicants take part as women or non-binary technologists. The scholarship round is closed at the moment, with an interest form on the AnitaB.org scholarships page for people who want to be told when the next one opens.
Benefits & funding
- Virtual attendance at the annual Grace Hopper Celebration at no cost to the scholar. A general in-person pass for GHC 2026 is otherwise priced at USD 1,099, and the academic rate at USD 749.
- Career and academic workshops run by AnitaB.org through the year, not only during the event.
- Access to the Celebration community, its speakers and its role-model programming.
- What the next round pays for beyond participation is not published. The programme description on the AnitaB.org help centre, last revised in 2024, describes scholars attending the Celebration virtually.
Eligibility
- Open to people who identify as women or non-binary technologists.
- Three application tracks: students at undergraduate, graduate or postdoctoral level; faculty of any rank; and people enrolled in a boot camp or a technical certification programme.
- International students are eligible.
- No nationality or residency requirement is published.
- Field of study or work: computing and technology.
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Gender requirement
Female
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Application process
- 1Fill in the interest form on the AnitaB.org scholarships page, which is how the organisation notifies people when the next round opens.
- 2When the round opens, apply through the track that matches your status as a student, a faculty member or a boot camp or certification participant.
- 3Send questions about the programme to GHCScholarshipContact@AnitaB.org.
Program timeline
Next application round
opening date not announced
Grace Hopper Celebration 2026 opens at the Anaheim Convention Center
Oct 27, 2026
Grace Hopper Celebration 2026 closes
Oct 30, 2026