Programs and competitions built for high school girls and gender-expansive students pursuing STEM.
Programs in this collection (5)
Girls Who Code Pathways: Girls Who Code. Summer Program, Worldwide. A free, self-paced virtual coding program from Girls Who Code for high school girls and nonbinary students, including rising 9th graders and graduating seniors. Students take courses in AI and society, data science and AI, cybersecurity, game design or web development, and each course takes 3 to 6 hours to complete. Students get support through advisor events, student hours and Discord, and earn certificates for completed courses.
Kode With Klossy: Kode With Klossy. Summer Program, USA. Free two-week summer coding camps for young women and gender-expansive teens ages 13 to 18, held in June, July and August both virtually and in person in several U.S. cities. No prior coding experience is required. Students are placed in one of four tracks: web development with JavaScript, HTML and CSS, mobile apps in Swift, data science, or AI and machine learning. Each camp is co-taught by 2 instructors who are licensed educators.
Technovation Girls: Technovation. Competition, Worldwide. A free program in which girls and nonbinary and gender non-conforming youth ages 8 to 18 form teams of 1 to 5, choose a community problem and build an AI or mobile app to address it. The season runs from August to May, and teams are placed in Beginner, Junior or Senior divisions by the age of the oldest member. Junior and Senior teams also make a technical video and a user adoption plan or business plan.
Girl Up United Nations: UN Foundation. Fellowship, Worldwide. Students start or join a Girl Up Club at school or in their community, choosing officers and running at least five Girl Up activities each school year. A club needs five core members, and clubs whose members are mostly under 18 must have an adult advisor.
NYWICI Scholarships: New York Women in Communications. Scholarship, New York, USA. Scholarships from New York Women in Communications for high school seniors and college students studying communications who live in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, or Pennsylvania or attend school in New York. Awards range from $2,500 to $10,000 and are based on academic excellence, financial need, and commitment to the field. Many are sponsored awards, and winners may be invited to NYWICI events.