Bending Spoons continues to populate the news of the Italian and international startup ecosystem. After recent acquisition announcements, it has now announced that it has launched a new scholarship program aimed at young women who want to pursue a career in the technology sector. The company will offer scholarships worth five thousand euros each to 20 individuals who identify as women and who are pursuing a university degree in computer science in the European Union, the United Kingdom, Switzerland or a non-EU Balkan country .
Nicole Wasserman, people operations manager at Bending Spoons, says in a statement: “As a technology company, it is our intention to contribute to the improvement of the industry. Working to close the gender gap by supporting women in their studies is one of the ways we can contribute to this change. By encouraging the professional growth of young people from underrepresented groups we aim to promote a future in which talent, passion and ambition are the only prerequisites for contributing to innovation and progress.”
This project is part of Bending Spoons’ broader commitment to closing the gender gap in the tech industry. Other initiatives promoted by the company include, for example, the sponsorship of training courses in programming, the offering of training courses in computer engineering and the organization of competitions and other events dedicated to women.
Particularly in Italy, over the years, Bending Spoons has promoted numerous initiatives to support young talents. Among these, scholarships worth 7,500 euros each aimed at 10 young students of the computer engineering degree course at the Polytechnic of Milan, a partnership project with Codemotion to train high school girls in artificial intelligence and programming and the sponsorship of the Coding Women Sicily initiative.
Applications for the Bending Spoons Women in Computer Science Scholarship will be open until May 13, and winners will be announced in July 2024. (Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash)
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