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Learn 2012 Global Accolade Winners Ascent To The Top

Our concern at Google is rooted inwards STEM in addition to CS, then we’re passionate close supporting organizations that are expanding access to these fields, particularly for students who powerfulness non accept the chance otherwise. The annual Google Roots inwards Science in addition to Engineering (RISE) programme supports organizations running innovative STEM (science, technology, applied scientific discipline in addition to math) in addition to CS (computer science) enrichment programs for K-12 in addition to academy students around the world.


This year, the Google inwards Education grouping received a tape release of inspiring applications for RISE. We expanded the awards to include Sub-Saharan Africa, in addition to inwards total, we’re awarding to a greater extent than than $340,000 inwards funding to xiii U.S., viii European in addition to 5 African organizations.

Our recipients are diverse, ranging from girls robotics teams edifice high-tech mechanism inwards Nairobi to after-school programs that accept students configuring cluster computers inwards Salt Lake City. Below are simply a few of the outstanding organizations receiving RISE awards this twelvemonth for their efforts inwards advancing CS in addition to STEM education:

United States
  • Santa Clara Valley Society of Women Engineers, San Jose, California. GetSET is a programme created for underrepresented ethnic minority girls inwards the San Francisco Bay Area to break them to applied scientific discipline piece edifice self confidence through leadership workshops, tours of engineering companies in addition to participation inwards team-building exercises.
  • Saturday Academy, Portland, Oregon. Sabbatum Academy serves 2nd-12th marker students from Oregon in addition to SW Washington alongside high character in addition to creative learning opportunities taught past times STEM experts, including hands-on, existent the world activities that do meaningful connections betwixt academic content in addition to practical application.
Europe
  • Frauennetzwerk Informatik at Universität Passau, Passau, Germany. University students from Passau deed equally ambassadors for figurer science, applied scientific discipline in addition to math past times reaching out to juniors in addition to seniors at their old high schools in addition to running workshops on topics similar robotics in addition to mobile app development. Ambassadors become on to serve equally mentors to the students throughout their high schoolhouse in addition to college careers.
  • The Centre for Academic Achievement, Dublin, Ireland. This take in runs gratis afterwards schoolhouse educational classes inwards a academy setting for brilliant main schoolhouse students from disadvantaged areas. Each term, students from 32 local main schools accept the chance to written report science, math in addition to applied scientific discipline subjects in addition to are encouraged to pursue college degrees inwards the future.
Sub Saharan Africa
  • Savana Signatures, Tamale, Ghana. Savana Signatures educates youth in addition to women, edifice their capacity to access data for the do goodness of Ghana’s social in addition to economical development.
  • Fundi Bots, Kampala, Uganda. Fundi Bots is a engineering outreach programme for students inwards high schoolhouse in addition to academy that uses robotics to innovate immature children to the endless possibilities of engineering inwards both their day-to-day lives in addition to potential careers.

Organizations interested inwards applying for 2013 funding tin sign upward for to a greater extent than data here. We expect forrad to hearing close all the keen travel existence done inwards CS in addition to STEM education.