Lights! Camera! Action! Meet TechGirls program for the first time in Uzbekistan | Deadline: February 1, 2019
Tashkent, EAC
The Embassy of the United States in Tashkent is pleased to announce an open competition for the 2019 TechGirls program for the first time in Uzbekistan.
TechGirls is an international summer exchange program designed to empower and inspire girls,
ages 15 to 17, from Central Asia, and the Middle East and North Africa to pursue careers in science and technology. The core of the program is a four-week experience in the United States. TechGirls participate in an interactive
technology and computer camp that provides participants with an in-depth examination of technology-related topics, such as coding and cyber security, and engages them in 45+ hours of hands-on instruction.
SELECTION PROCESS
TechGirls participants are selected based on the eligibility requirements listed here.
Independent selection committees composed of industry leaders and regional experts review applications. Semifinalists will be interviewed by the United States Embassy/Tashkent personnel.
SELECTION TIMELINE
February 1, 2019: 2019
TechGirls application closes
March 2019: Semifinalists will be contacted via email
April 2019: Final decisions will be made
June – July 2019: TechGirls program in the United States
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Applications must be in English and must be submitted online by 9:00 PM EST on February 1, 2019. To submit your application please follow this link http://legacyintl.org/techgirls/participants/eligibility-and-application/.
For more information about TechGirls program please visit U.S. Embassy Tashkent website and watch this short video.
Please feel free to disseminate this announcement among your daughters, sisters, nieces, cousins, friends and neighbors — any girls interested in science and technology.
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Tashkent, EAC
Best regards,
EducationUSA Advising Center
Embassy of the United States of America
Telephone: (+998 71) 140-2447
Telegram: @EducationUSA_Tashkent
https://uz.usembassy.gov/
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