1,000 Dreams Fund x HARMAN are excited to announce our 2020 New Face of Tech Scholarship Winners!

It was a fourth and FABULOUS year for our New Face of Tech Scholarship Program in partnership with tech giant HARMAN. We are so pumped about all the amazing, talented young women we get to celebrate and support — especially in a year like 2020, where students have been facing unprecedented hardships as a result of the pandemic.
A quick recap: The New Face of Tech Scholarship Program is intended to fund and fuel the aspirations of talented female college students pursuing careers in S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math). This year the prize package was designed to be life-changing. We awarded 40 winners with:
- $1,500 grants
- Career coaching sessions with HARMAN executives
- JBL product
Now that our five-week New Face of Tech Challenge is over, we have our final 40 winners RIGHT HERE — women from across the country who are pursuing their tech dreams in awesome ways. Let’s not forget… last year, we honored 15 winners. So we were thrilled to be able to nearly triple that number this year with HARMAN’s support.
Without further ado, let’s meet our 2020 New Face of Tech Winners:
Abby Ruby – Simpson College, Health Services Leadership and Business Management
Adeola Adesoba – University of Arkansas-Little Rock, Information Science/Quality
Aishwarya R. – University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Alexandra F. – Loyola University Maryland, Computer Science
Alice Getmanchuk – University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign, Computer Engineering and Business
Anara Myrzabekova – University of California-Berkeley, Data Science
Anjali Dhayagude – Purdue University, Industrial Engineering and Design/Innovation
AnMei Little – Yale University, Biomedical Engineering
Aparna Rajesh – Stevens Institute of Technology, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
Chris H. – The College of New Jersey, Computer Engineering
Claire C. – Harvey Mudd College, Mathematics and Computer Science
Emily Szabo – Case Western Reserve University, Mechanical Engineering
Francisca Li – University of Texas at Dallas, Information Technology and Systems
Glory O. – East Tennessee State University, Public Health Management
Hemlata S. – Bryn Mawr College, Mathematics and Computer Science
Julie Wang – Washington University in St. Louis, Marketing, Design, and Human-Computer Interaction
Kaina Lisibach – Babson College, Business Administration and Management
Kaitlyn Y. – Purdue University, Electrical Engineering
Kayla T. – University of Nevada – Las Vegas, Public Health and Neuroscience
Khanh M. – Creighton University, Pharmacy
Kimberly Do – Georgia Institute of Technology, Computer Science and Industrial Design
Lexie C. – University of Central Florida, Information Technology and Cybersecurity
Melody Geiger – University of Texas at Austin, Arts and Entertainment Technology and Spanish, with Elements of Computing certificate
Mikayla Tillery – Stanford University, Policy and Computer Science
Minolta N. – Bryn Mawr College, Computer Science and Economics
Nia H. – The College of New Jersey, Computer Engineering
Niharika Shukla – Cornell University, Mechanical Engineering
Patricia Garcia – Florida International University, Interdisciplinary Engineering
Patricia Luc – Columbia University, Computer Science
Pearl C. – University of Arizona, Nutritional Sciences; Doctor of Pharmacy
Prital J. – Rutgers University, Civil Engineering
Raven S. – University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering
Riya Patel – The College of New Jersey, Computer Engineering
Rose Arasa – Bryn Mawr College, Computer Science
Ruchi Patel – Cooper Union, Chemical Engineering and St. George’s University, Medical Sciences
Saanika Kulkarni – University of Michigan, Computer Science
Sarah F. – The College of New Jersey, Electrical Engineering
Sarah H. – Cornell University, Information Science
Sharon L. – University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce, Computer Science and Quantitative Finance
Yamilet Perez – University of Dayton, Sustainability and Graphic Design
We selected winners on the basis of the quality of their submission, including a demonstrated commitment to their career dream in tech and a clear vision for how winning the New Face of Tech program will help them further accelerate progress towards their dream.
On behalf of 1,000 Dreams Fund Team, CONGRATULATIONS again to our winners!!
Also a special thank you and shout-out to everyone who applied to the program this year. Their stories and dreams are truly inspiring, and wish everyone the best as they continue to live out their S.T.E.A.M. dreams!