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Toptal Female Developers Scholarship .

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It’s no secret that men outnumber women in the tech industry. Silicon Valley has been the subject of dozens of recent studies on the fact that there are far fewer female computer scientists, engineers, and software developers than there are male. Indeed, according torecent figures released by tech giants like Apple, Google, and Facebook, women make up around just 16% of the engineering workforce in the technology industry. The gap is even larger when you look at Open Source, with women making up just 6% of users on GitHub.

At Toptal, we know that it makes zero difference what gender you are. We’re a 100% remote company, and we’ve never kept track of gender in our database. There have always been women in our network, and there always will be. However, study after study in the tech industry has shown that achieving greater gender diversity isn’t about ignoring diversity, it’s about actively welcoming it.

This isn’t just diversity for its own sake. There are just as many profoundly talented and intelligent women in the world as there are men, and some of the best engineers at Toptal are female. However, if we lack equal female representation on our engineering teams, that means our teams are not as strong as they can be.

And that’s not something we’re ok with. We will all benefit from having more talented women on our teams and in our network.

Toptal is home to some of the world’s most intelligent and talented computer scientists, developers, and software engineers. Toptal’s network includes professional engineers across 93+ countries, with expertise spanning countless industries and interests.

With close guidance from our community, focused training, and financial support, we believe we can empower female developers aspiring to become top professional software engineers.

Eligibility

Toptal Scholarships for Female Developers are open to anyone who meets the following criteria:

GENDER: Female
AGE: 13 years or older
EDUCATION: Any
LOCATION: This is an international contest.

How to apply:

If you’re new to this, read our guide to contributing to Open Source (even if you don’t know how to code) and get started by helping with tasks like documentation, organizing issue lists, etc. Spending time around great developers and reading their code is a great way to learn, and most Open Source projects have amazing contributors who won’t mind helping you get up to speed quickly.

1. Make a meaningful contribution to Open Source.

2. Publish a post on your personal blog telling the world about it.
One of the best things you can do to support your career as a professional software engineer is to create a personal technical blog. If you don’t already have one, this is your excuse to get started! Publish a post on your blog explaining the Open Source project you chose, your contributions, the biggest challenges you faced, what you learned from your work, etc. Make the story compelling!
Click the Apply Now button and answer the questions to complete the application process. You’ll need to link your blog post, so be sure to complete steps 1 and 2 first. For the primary part of the application, you’ll be asked to tell us what your goals are and how winning this fellowship will help you to achieve them, so it’s a good idea to start thinking about your answers now.
3. Complete the application below.
Click the Apply Now button and answer the questions to complete the application process. You’ll need to link your blog post, so be sure to complete steps 1 and 2 first. For the primary part of the application, you’ll be asked to tell us what your goals are and how winning this fellowship will help you to achieve them, so it’s a good idea to start thinking about your answers now.

About Toptal Scholarships

Winners will be chosen based on the merit and potential of their application. No purchase is necessary to enter. Void where prohibited by law (and not offered in prohibited jurisdictions). Certain eligibility restrictions apply.