Volume 2 | April 2021
Good Luck GIT Girls and Share Your News!

As the school year draws to an end, we would like to wish our GIT Girls GOOD LUCK on your final exams and high school graduations!!

We encourage you to email us at GIT@WomenInTechnology.org to tell us newsworthy things you have done that were mentioned in the first newsletter.
GIT Inspiration Award Winners

Congratulations to our GIT Inspiration Award winners: Gold winners – Athira, Emma, Leaha, Megan, Sameen & Sara; Silver winners – Allison, Danielle, Elisabeth, Jina, Kayleigh, & Samia!
CyberPatriot Girls!!!

Start planning for next year! 
The calendar runs June through March. We encourage you to consider talking to your schools now to form teams and send your grant request to GIT.CPG@WomenInTechnology.org after visiting https://tinyurl.com/hk24bmsc.
Sharing Our Success Event
Saturday, May 1, 2021 | 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

The goal of the SOS event is to generate awareness and to nurture girls’ interest in STEAM. Attendance counts towards eligible GIT scholarship applications!
Self-Determination Theory outlines three core needs which facilitate growth: Autonomy, Competence & Relatedness
Essay Writing Workshop

We successfully held an Essay Writing Workshop on April 10th, with many GIT Girls in attendance, to help enhance writing skills needed for essays and applications. 
Did you get your GIT mask?
Scholarships!!!

The Higher Education and STEM Experience Scholarships window opened on April 22nd and closes May 6th. Awards will be announced on June 3rd!

Scholarship Amounts:
  • Higher Education ($2,000)
  • STEM Experience ($600)
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For those that received it, please don’t forget to complete our post program survey.
Spring/Summer 2021 STEM Calendar
Coming Soon…

GIT Alumnae Program for our graduates!
“Don’t let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It’s your place in the world; it’s your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live.”

– Mae Jemison, first African American woman astronaut in space
Girls in Technology (GIT) is a Women in Technology (WIT) program designed to excite, inspire, create awareness and educate girls in grades 6 through 12 about the vast array of career opportunities in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).
Visit the STEM for Her website to join their mailing list for receiving announcements on programs, scholarships, certificates, and events.

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