Guidewire (NYSE: GWRE) announced that Guidewire India, the company’s software development hub, has launched Guidewire Gives Back’s “ElevatEd by Guidewire” scholarship program in engineering exclusively for female college students from underprivileged backgrounds.
“ElevatEd by Guidewire” is a transformative opportunity for talented, disadvantaged female students, empowering and supporting them through higher education to achieve their professional aspirations of becoming qualified engineers, inspiring hope and a brighter future. The entry criteria for the program are purely based on the student's academic performance and family income. The selected recipients will receive financial support through scholarships until graduation. Most importantly, they will have access to valuable mentorship and networking opportunities.
“The ‘ElevatEd by Guidewire’ initiative holds a special significance for us at Guidewire, as we are deeply passionate about education and women's empowerment,” said Guidewire India Vice President of Engineering & Managing Director Mohammed Anzy S. “Through ‘ElevatEd by Guidewire,’ we hope to empower the next generation of women leaders from socioeconomically disadvantaged families by providing them mentorship, upskilling, internships, and career opportunities.”
The “ElevatEd by Guidewire” India scholarship program is implemented by the Foundation for Excellence, a trusted partner in awarding college scholarships to promising students in engineering, medical, B.Pharm, and law programs. The scholarship program application window for 2024-25 is open now and ends on October 31, 2024. For more details on the program and eligibility criteria, click here.
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About Guidewire Gives Back
Learn more about Guidewire’s commitment to community impact in the communities where we live and work in the Guidewire annual ESG report. For more information, please visit https://careers.guidewire.com/guidewire-gives-back.
About the Foundation for Excellence
The Foundation for Excellence (FFE) was founded to award college scholarships to students who, although financially constrained, showed great promise in engineering, medical, B.Pharm, and law programs, some of India's most expensive higher education programs. Apart from FFE’s alumni, who support future scholars like themselves, donations come from around the world from individual donors, corporations, and foundations. For more information, please visit https://ffe.org/.
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