Akanksha Scholarship for Women in STEM application underway; register by July 7

NEW DELHI: Progress (Nasdaq: PRGS) has announced the applications for the 2023 Progress Software Akanksha Scholarship for Women in STEM in India. The Akanksha Scholarship seeks to support women pursuing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Candidates can register for the Progress Software Akanksha Scholarship for Women in STEM in India and submit their applications online by 5 pm of July 7, 2023.

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Prasanna Anireddy, VP, Engineering, Progress said “While today there are more female technology leaders in India compared to a decade ago, most women still see a barrier to choosing STEM as their career and need support and encouragement.With our annual scholarship, we want to show them that the IT world values and supports diversity in talent and there is a future for them in it. We’re optimistic– each year we see more and more driven young women, eager to continue their education in STEM and contribute to the technology industry.”

Akanksha Scholarship

The four-year Akanksha Scholarship will offer financial support up to Rs 1,50,000 annually and will cover tuition, fees, and other educational expenses. Women or those who identify as women, and pursuing an undergraduate degree in computer science, computer information systems, software engineering, or IT can apply for this scholarship. Candidates must be a citizen of India and hold good academic excellence.

An official statement read that the Women in STEM Scholarship series is a part of Progress' Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, Progress for Tomorrow. Progress also offers scholarships in the United States and Bulgaria, including India. Through the scholarship, Progress focuses on increasing the global representation of women in computer science, software engineering, IT, and computer information systems.

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Progress promotes a "people-centric" mindset and focuses on creating an inclusive work environment. The aim is to boost inclusion, diversity, support human rights, social justice, STEM education, emergency relief, and environmental sustainability.

Progress has nearly 400 employees in India. The company seeks innovation and helps customers harness the power of technology. The Progress team in India has expertise in developing industry-leading technologies for application development, database management, and data connectivity, as well as DevOps and DevSecOps products.