• Google.org offers technology awards, internships and scholarships.attractive woman using computer image by Paul Hill from Fotolia.com
  
  Google.org is the philanthropic arm of the search engine giant. The charitable organization leverages the company's wealth, engineering talent and global presence to tackle some of the worlds' most pressing concerns, such as climate change, pandemic disease and poverty. In 2009, Google.org shifted its focus to its engineering contributions, seeking to create technology products that directly address these global issues. They offer a number of engineering grants that encourage technological innovation.
  
  

Faculty Research Awards

• Google created this program to facilitate partnerships with academia. These annual awards, from $10,000 to $150,000, support faculty research that improves information access, according to Google.org. The website lists 17 areas of particular interest, including education innovation, health and human-computer interaction. Full-time university faculty members are eligible to apply for these Google research awards, which involve completing a three-page application that describes prospective research.
  
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RISE Awards

• The Google RISE (Roots in Science and Engineering) program funds initiatives in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and computer science education. The awards are given to U.S. organizations that work with college students and support enrichment programs in these areas. Depending on the program, awards may be a combination of funding, such as in-kind donations and volunteer resources. Monetary awards are $500 to $10,000.
  
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BOLD Internships

• The BOLD (Building Opportunities for Leadership and Development) program encourages diversity, providing summer internships aimed at populations historically under-represented in the field of technology. The 11-week paid internship with a business unit gives students exposure to a technology company, and provides workshops, mentors and networking opportunities.
  
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Ph.D. Fellowship

• The Ph.D. Fellowship Program rewards graduate students who do exemplary work in "computer science, related disciplines or promising research areas," according to Google.org. The 2010 fellowship will recognize exceptional students conducting research in fields such as market algorithms, cloud computing, machine learning, computer security and natural language processing. Successful applicants will be awarded two-year fellowships that include tuition, books and fees; a $25,000 stipend; $5,000 toward a personal computer; $5,000 a year to attend conferences; and other perks. Eligible applicants are full-time doctoral students in a relevant research field who have completed their graduate coursework and are recommended by their department. Each eligible university can submit up to two candidates. Applications are not accepted from students. Contact your department to determine if your university is eligible.
  
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Summer of Code

• Summer of Code is an international program that offers student developers a stipend to write software code for selected open source projects during a three-month period. Successful applicants are assigned a mentor from one of the participating projects, gaining not only software developing experience but contacts in the field as well. Eligible participants must be college students enrolled in an accredited institution. Students in pre-university programs also may be eligible. Started in 2005, Summer of Code has mentored 2,500 students from 98 countries.
  
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