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ฅ՞•ﻌ•՞ฅ Hi girlies!
It has been such a busy week, especially with all the World Cup changes and seeing some countries already out. I’m pretty bummed, but still excited to see who the winner will be.
We’ve also been receiving some DMs and comments asking when we’ll expand outside the U.S., and honestly, I’m trying my best. Something big is coming soon where we’ll have opportunities for everyone and ways for you to connect with other girls, students, and communities around the world.
Please keep supporting us — it means so much. On the other hand, we’re also planning more scholarships like the ones we offered last year, so those are coming back too. Just wait! 💗
✩ Final days to apply for these opportunities ✩
See more down below!
Award: $1,000+ prize pool - NSRI Summer Research Hackathon- FREE TO REGISTER- Closing in 5 days! Open to students worldwide, especially high school students and undergraduates who are interested in learning how to turn a question into a research paper. This is a five-day fully virtual research sprint hosted by the National Student Research Institute. https://nsri-hackathon.org
CIVICUS Civic Space Research Intern
Remote, full-time 6-month paid internship supporting global human rights research, civic space monitoring, data analysis, and communications for the People Power Under Attack report.
Stipend: USD $1,200/month
Deadline: July 8, 2026, 11:59 PM SAST
Apply: https://civicus.bamboohr.com/careers/81Aspire Leaders Program
Free 9-week online leadership program for first-generation and limited-income university students and recent graduates worldwide. Includes masterclasses, leadership training, career prep, mentorship opportunities, and access to alumni funding.
Deadline: July 10, 2026
Apply: https://lnkd.in/gwCnxRDZ
Advice column
How to reply on interviews for internships and scholarships!
After interviewing the finalists for the educations.com scholarship, one thing really stood out to me. The strongest candidates were not just the ones with the most activities or the longest resumes. They were the ones who could explain their story clearly, talk about what they care about, and connect their experiences to the opportunity.
This is something that applies to both scholarship and internship interviews.
When someone asks, “Tell me about yourself,” try not to only say your name, school, major, or grade level. Of course, you can include that, but the answer should go a little deeper. This question is really your chance to share what experiences have shaped you, what you are passionate about, and why you are a good fit for the opportunity.
Instead of only listing your activities, talk about the ones that actually meant the most to you. What experience changed the way you think? What leadership role helped you grow? What challenge pushed you to keep going? What project, class, volunteer work, job, or community experience made you realize what you care about?
For scholarships and internships, many committees are looking for more than just qualifications. They want to see that you meet the requirements, that you understand the mission of the opportunity, and that you can explain your “why” in a real and thoughtful way.
A strong answer usually connects three things: your experiences, your passion, and the reason this specific opportunity matters to you.
Your answer does not have to sound perfect or overly rehearsed. It just needs to feel intentional. Don’t try to include every single thing you have ever done. Focus on the experiences that best show who you are, what you value, and where you hope to go next.
The best candidates make it easy for the interviewer to understand not only what they have done, but why it matters.
If you want to get a better idea of what stood out during the scholarship selection process, you can check out the finalist stories here. Their profiles are a great example of how students can share their background, goals, leadership, and passion in a way that feels genuine and memorable.
All opportunities down below divided by section🎀🧸🌸
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Scholarships to apply for now!
Bridge to Purpose Scholarship
📅 Deadline: July 15, 2026
Ideal for graduating high school seniors who have demonstrated leadership, service, and resilience.
link: https://www.cherylgriffin.net/about-5Thalia “Tabby” McElrath Scholarship
📅 Deadline: July 10, 2026 (11:59 PM ET)
Female high school seniors or current college students
Planning to attend or currently enrolled in an accredited college, university, or vocational/trade school
Submit a 5-minute (or less) video discussing your financial need, volunteer work, community involvement, accomplishments, career goals, grade average, and why you should be selected.
Email your video, transcript/report card, and two letters of recommendation.
📧 Submit to: [email protected]BecomingHER Future Leaders Micro-Scholarship
Open to young women who are committed to leadership, education, and making an impact in their communities. Applicants must submit a video response and a recent headshot by email. This may be a good opportunity with lower competition since it appears to be a smaller, community-based scholarship.
Award: $250
📅 Deadline: July 15, 2026Application Link: Email [email protected] to apply
Girls Go STEM Student Challenge 2026
📅 Deadline: July 27, 2026, 13:00 CET
Award: Selected teams present at the EIT Women and Girls in STEM Forum in Prague
Open to girls ages 14–19 in teams of 2–4 across Europe. This year’s challenge is to design a solution that helps reduce harmful space debris.
Link:https://eit-girlsgostem.eu/student-challenge-2026/The W.O.M.E.N. Endowment Scholarship
📅 Deadline: July 31, 2026
For undergraduate sophomores, juniors, and seniors with a 3.0+ GPA who demonstrate leadership and financial need.
link: https://womensempowermentscholarship.org
Fully funded Opportunities
1) AWS All Builders Welcome Grant — re 2026- Attend
Travel grant for students and early-career technologists interested in cloud, AI, tech, engineering, product, cybersecurity, or software careers.
Who can apply: Applicants must be 21+ and either early-career in tech or university students preparing for a tech career.
Cost covered: Full conference pass, airfare, and 5 nights of hotel accommodations.
Event location: Las Vegas, NV
Deadline: July 14, 2026
2)Barnard Bound Priority Deadline: July 10, 2026
Open to rising high school seniors who are low-income and/or first-generation college students. Participants connect with current students, attend admissions workshops, learn about financial aid, and may be considered for funded campus visit opportunities. Admission is rolling.Application: https://connect.barnard.edu/register/BarnardBoundInterest
3) Powershift Colorado Wilderness Leaders Retreat
Deadline: July 19, 2026 . Eligibility: Open to rural young adults in Colorado ages 18–22, especially BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ young people interested in advocacy, leadership, social change, and community building. What it covers: All-expense-paid intensive retreat, including transportation, lodging, meals, leadership development, advocacy training, community-building, and an unplugged mountain retreat experience. Program dates:August 28–30, 2026 OR September 30–October 2, 2026. Link: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/powershift-colorado-interest-form?source=direct_link
4) Columbia Engineering Preview & STARS Fly-In Deadline: July 20, 2026. Open to rising high school seniors. Columbia's fly-in programs provide students with an opportunity to visit campus, connect with admissions staff, attend workshops, explore academic programs, and experience student life. Students may apply to only one program. Application: https://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu
5) MIT WISE (Weekend Immersion in Science & Engineering)
Deadline: August 1, 2026, 11:59 p.m. ET
Eligibility: Open to rising high school seniors attending high school in the U.S. or a U.S. territory. Priority given to students from underrepresented, underserved, low-income, rural, or first-generation backgrounds.
What it covers: Fully funded — all transportation to and from MIT, on-campus housing with a current MIT student host, and meals. Includes classes, labs, faculty and student meetups, and info on MIT's admissions and financial aid process.
Program dates: October 4–6, 2026
Application: https://mitadmissions.org/pages/wise/
You Shipped an AI Feature. Your Database Felt It.
When you add AI to your app, the data profile changes overnight. Every prompt, response, and user interaction becomes a timestamped event. That's not your app's usual row count.
Vanilla Postgres handles it until it doesn't. Query times creep up. Dashboard refreshes slow down. You start reaching for a second database or a data pipeline to offload the load.
TimescaleDB extends Postgres for exactly this. It doesn't replace what's working. It makes Postgres stay fast as AI-generated data piles up.
Hypertables partition your data automatically as volume grows. Hypercore compression cuts storage 10x. Continuous aggregates keep your dashboards live without re-querying everything. No pipeline. No second database. No migration.
Same Postgres. Same SQL. Just built to handle what AI features actually generate.
𑣲⋆｡˚Paid Fully Remote/Hybrid opportunities
New- America On Tech Tech Flex Leaders Program
Open to young people interested in tech who are curious, resourceful, and ready to build something new. No prior tech experience is required. Participants will earn an America On Tech certificate and receive a $500 stipend for completing the program.
Award: $500 stipend
Deadline: July 5th priority but open until August 17, 2026
Application Link: https://americaontech.org/tech-flex-leaders.html
New-RYSE Innovation Hub Youth Innovation Advisor
Open to young people ages 18 to 24 who are passionate about adolescent health and wellness. Youth Innovation Advisors support projects that strengthen youth engagement practices and help shape health solutions that are created with young people in mind. This opportunity is 100% remote and runs from September 2026 to July 2027, with a time commitment of up to 4 hours per week.
Award: $480 monthly compensation
Deadline: July 20, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET
Application Link: http://bit.ly/YIAapp
Google Data Center Community AI Fellowship
Fully funded fellowship for community leaders and entrepreneurs using AI or technology to create local impact in Google Data Center communities. Includes AI training, mentorship, Google resources, and a $1,000 community development stipend.
Priority Deadline: July 12, 2026
Apply: https://watson.is/google-data-center-community-ai-fellowship-application/Harvard Undergraduate Venture Capital Group High School Pitch Competition- Does require a fee
Global pitch competition for high school students and rising college freshmen with startup ideas. Applicants submit a 3–5 page business plan and a 2-minute video. Teams of up to 2 are allowed.
Prize: $1,000
Deadline: September 13, 2026, 11:59 PM EST
Finalist presentations: Late September
Apply: harvardvcg.org
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