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2012 TechWomen Program - Deadline: February 15, 2012

The U.S. Embassy in Beirut is pleased to announce the 2012 TechWomen program.TechWomen is an initiative of the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to encourage and support women engaged in technology in the Middle East and North Africa by supporting development in the field of technology and enabling women to reach their full potential in the technology industry. 

The program will take place over the course of five weeks beginning in September 2012. TechWomen mentees will work on specific projects with their American mentors at technology and innovation companies in the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley. The program offers an experience that includes several workshops designed to build the participants’ understanding of technology’s integral relationship with the professional world. The program will also increase the participants’ understanding of how Americans encourage development, and will provide them with networking opportunities. The program will conclude with participation in the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing in Baltimore, and a two-day program in Washington, DC. All applications should be submitted online: http://www.techwomen.org/.

Eligibility Criteria

An applicant must:

  • Be a woman
  • Have a minimum of two years full-time professional experience in technology sectors and/or a career requiring significant expertise/knowledge of technology and/or innovative application of these skills
  • Have, at minimum, a university degree
  • Be proficient in written and spoken English
  • Demonstrate a willingness to participate in exchange programs, welcome opportunities for mentoring and new partnership development, and exhibit confidence and maturity
  • Be a Lebanese citizen or long-term Palestinian resident: Citizens  or permanent residents of Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, the Palestinian Territories, Tunisia or Yemen at the time of application are also eligible
  • Not have applied for an immigrant visa to the United States, or participated in a visa lottery in the past five years
  • Be able to obtain a U.S. visa
  • Not hold U.S. Citizenship or be a U.S. legal permanent resident

Preference will be given to applicants who:

  • Have demonstrated themselves as emerging leaders in technology
  • Have an advanced degree, especially in a technical field
  • Have limited or no prior experience in the United States
  • Have a record of voluntary or public service in their communities

For more information on the 2012 TechWomen program, interested candidates can visit http://www.techwomen.org/.

Application should be filled and submitted online no later than February 15, 2012 (23.59 Cairo Time).