Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
One
Grant
$5,100
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Hopper was born in New York, the oldest in a family of three children. She was curious as a child, a lifelong trait. At seven she decided to determine how an alarm clock worked. She dismantled seven alarm clocks before her mother realized what she was doing; she was then limited to one clock.
She attended the Hartridge School in Plainfield, NJ. and was admitted to Vassar College at age 17. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1928 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and physics. She earned her Master’s degree at Yale University in 1930. Hopper began teaching mathematics at Vassar.
The scholarship was established in 1992 to honor a woman known as “Amazing Grace” through friends and SWE members raising the funds.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
The scholarship is worth $5,100.
Eligibility
- Preference is given to students in computer related engineering majors.
- Must be a freshman student.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Computer Sciences
Locations
United States
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
Not specified