Google Women Techmakers Scholarship for computer science Scholarship for Kristina Hostáková
Success for CYSEC and CROSSING researcher
2020/05/25
Kristina Hostáková – Ph.D. student from the Applied Cryptography research group at TU Darmstadt – was selected to receive the Women Techmakers Scholarship for computer science Scholarship sponsored by Google as one of only 20 persons from the EMEA region.
The goal of the Scholarship is to create gender equality in the tech industry by encouraging women to excel as active participants and leaders in the field.
Kristina Hostáková, who is a researcher at the Profile Area CYSEC and the Collaborative Research Center CROSSING, applied with several essays regarding being a strong female leader and encouraging women to pursue a career in computer science. She was able to develop some of these skills during her time at TU Darmstadt: “I want to thank CROSSING for their support. CROSSING supported me to participate in an Ingenium workshop on the topic of Female Leadership. Moreover, CROSSING sponsored Crossfyre that women from our group and me organized as a co-located event to EuroCrypt conference last year. The topic of the workshop was to bring together young female researchers in crypto. I believe that both of these items on my CV could have significantly helped during the application process.”
The Women Techmakers Scholars Program
Women Techmaker Scholars join a global community of scholars, have access to a forum to share resources, support other women in tech, and collaborate on projects to make a continued impact in your community. The scholarships are awarded based on the strength of each candidate's impact on diversity, demonstrated leadership and academic background. All scholarship recipients will be invited to the annual Google Student Retreat in the summer of 2020 to connect with fellow scholars, network with Googlers, and participate in a number of development workshops. Professional development and community outreach opportunities will continue to be offered after the retreat.
Women Techmakers Scholars will each receive a 7,000 EUR award (or local equivalent) for the 2020-2021 academic year.
