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1,000 Dreams Fund + HARMAN present: New Face of Tech Scholarship Program

The 1,000 Dreams Fund and HARMAN, a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung and leader in consumer electronics and connected technologies for the home, office, and car, partner each year to help fund and fuel the dreams of talented young women in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math).

I hope that when young girls see my face, they know that a career in technology is indeed possible for them.

Chinasa Okolo, New Face of Tech Scholarship Winner

Careers in tech are some of the most rewarding and lucrative, but young women are simply not represented the way they should be. In fact, according to the Women CEOs of the S&P 500 list, women in top leadership roles across American companies hold just 5.2 percent of all CEO positions with continued underrepresentation in tech.

Our New Face of Tech Scholarship Program is 1DF and HARMAN’s ongoing partnership and commitment to funding and spotlighting those inspiring young women with big dreams in STEAM. Our goal is to address the importance of helping women early in their careers, to help level the playing field.

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Dinesh Paliwal with 1,000 Dreams Fund Founder and CEO Christie Garton

We are seeing a bold and fearless generation, ready to tackle all the technical and business challenges in front of them. It is incumbent upon us as today’s leaders to encourage and empower them to fulfill their potential.

-Dinesh C. Paliwal, Past President and CEO of HARMAN

Each new edition of our New Face of Tech Scholarship Program includes an invitation to young women to share their dreams in STEAM for the chance to win funding and mentorship from HARMAN executives. Our program launched for the first time in 2017 and was subsequently named a 2017, 2018 and 2019 Shorty Social Good Awards Finalist! So far, over $150,000 has been granted out to inspiring young women in tech from across the country.

Be sure to follow 1DF and HARMAN on social media to be in the know when our next funding challenge launches – or sign up to be a part of the 1DF Student Membership Program! For more information on HARMAN Inspired’s Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives, click here.

 

Meet Lorena Loya - VP Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at HARMAN

Meet Our New Face of Tech Scholarship Winners

Saron G., 22 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a software engineer/technical project manager.

Charlene de la Paz, 19 – FUNDED

My dream is to work in the engineering field.

Alexandria Brady-Miné, 23 – FUNDED

My dream is to use STEM to address major global issues.

Favour Osisioma, 19 – FUNDED

My dream is to become a community organizer.

Jimmia T., 21 – FUNDED

My dream is to become the head of user experience at a major tech company.

Kimberly Andres Rivera, 19 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a front-end developer to bring ideas to life.

Saumya Bansal, 26 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a software engineer at Apple.

Naima Cooper, 22 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a filmmaker and author.

Sarah Brill, 26 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a professor of human factors, focusing on transport design.

Priyanka Benny Fernandes, 25 – FUNDED

My dream is to be an R&D scientist in cardiac & pulmonary medical imaging.

Daniela Markazi, 25 – FUNDED

My dream is to be an informatics professor, focusing on tech design for good.

Jayda Murray, 18 – FUNDED

My dream is to start my own indie game studio.

Oluwaseun (Shay) Falade, 29 – FUNDED

My dream is to make an exceptional contribution to the world of tech.

Maryann Benny Fernandes, 26 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a professor who is a space scientist.

Erika Bowen, 25 – FUNDED

My dream is to improve how we produce and use stem cells to treat disease.

Catherine Laserna, 18 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a software engineer in the gaming or AI industry.

Dominique G., 19 – FUNDED

My dream is to integrate biomedical applications of tech in medicine.

Faith I., 33 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a product manager.

Diana Garcia, 40 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a chief technology officer.

Neha Malepati, 20 – FUNDED

My dream is to work at the intersection of social good and technology.

Bruna Rocha, 21 – FUNDED

My dream is to be an engineer for SpaceX.

Jayden Brown, 21 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a cyber-solution analyst for a large tech company.

Skyler Basco, 19 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a product manager, UX designer, or software engineer.

Ayomide O., 19 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a software engineer.

Nhi Tran, 21 – FUNDED

My dream is to develop new technology in the healthcare field.

Shreya Pandey, 18 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a computer engineer.

Jordan V., 36 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a front-end developer and web developer.

Kayla Rodgers, 26 – FUNDED

My dream is to have a creative, innovative career in gaming.

Faith G., 21 – FUNDED

My dream is to unite efficient technology and beautiful design.

Sehar Macan-Markar, 22 – FUNDED

My dream is to start a nonprofit to help women of color in STEAM.

Sydney T., 21 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a WHO lab technician.

Hannah Z., 18 – FUNDED

My dream is to engineer tech for social good.

Shinjini Ghosh, 21 – FUNDED

My dream is to bring about positive change in the world.

Daniela Beck, 22 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a product manager.

Carolyn Z., 20 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a writer in the games industry.

Lily O., 20 – FUNDED

My dream is to work on sustainable urbanization initiatives.

Jeeva Senthilnathan, 19 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a Congresswoman and run my own business.

Rida Bayraktar, 20 – FUNDED

My dream is to be an entrepreneur creating educational tech products.

Yamilet P., 21 – FUNDED

My dream is to shift the printing/design industry to be more sustainable.

Kaylin Moss, 21 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a web designer and developer.

Cindy C., 29 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a data scientist for algorithmic fairness and responsibility.

Tinodiwanashe Nguruve, 22 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a machine learning engineer.

Raven S., 20 – FUNDED

My dream is to share innovative technology to help reduce global carbon emissio...

Baseerat C., 22 – FUNDED

My dream is to be an engineer and advocate for women in technology.

Julie Wang, 21 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a product marketer at an innovative tech company.

Riya Patel, 20 – FUNDED

My dream is to work in a company where I am contributing positively to society.

Sarah F., 21 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a design engineer and make a positive impact for our country.

Anjali Dhayagude, 18 – FUNDED

My dream is to help push innovation and technology in the aerospace industry.

Emily Szabo, 23 – FUNDED

My dream is to be an orthopedic biomechanics researcher.

Kaina Lisibach, 21 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a product marketing manager and make tech more inclusive.

Alice Getmanchuk, 19 – FUNDED

My dream is to become CTO of a major tech company!

AnMei Little, 20 – FUNDED

My dream is to develop medical devices/software to treat neurological diseases.

Ruchi Patel, 24 – FUNDED

My dream is to start a medical device company to help third-world countries.

Mikayla Tillery, 18 – FUNDED

My dream is to create international tech policy to address cybercrime.

Kimberly Do, 21 – FUNDED

My dream is to be an HCI (human-computer interaction) researcher.

Yamilet Perez, 20 – FUNDED

My dream is to work on innovative sustainable development initiatives.

Minolta Ndlovu, 21 – FUNDED

My dream is to become world-class tech product manager.

Pearl Craig, 20 – FUNDED

My dream is to become an informatics pharmacist.

Alexandra F., 22 – FUNDED

My dream is to work in fintech and be a role model, advocate, and adviser.

Sarah H., 18 – FUNDED

My dream is to explore the intersection of business, tech, and psychology.

Aparna Rajesh, 18 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a software engineer for aerospace technologies.

Saanika Kulkarni, 19 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a financial technology entrepreneur!

Nia H., 19 – FUNDED

My dream is to become a computer engineer involved in nanotechnology.

Lexie C., 21 – FUNDED

My dream is to become a leader in the tech space.

Kaitlyn Y., 18 – FUNDED

My dream is to work in healthcare and conduct neurotechnology research.

Kayla T., 18 – FUNDED

My dream is to work in healthcare and conduct neurotechnology research.

Prital J., 18 – FUNDED

My dream career is to be a computer science professor.

Claire C., 19 – FUNDED

My dream career is to be a computer science professor.

Hemlata Sharma, 19 – FUNDED

My dream career is to be the best data scientist out there.

Raven S., 19 – FUNDED

My dream career is implementing new carbon sequestration technology.

Chris H., 22 – FUNDED

My dream is to become an engineer in the aerospace industry.

Glory O., 30 – FUNDED

My dream is to work in healthcare research.

Francisca Li, 19 – FUNDED

My dream is to work as a software engineer and make a difference.

Rose Arasa, 20 – FUNDED

My dream is to work in software development, focusing on accessible tech.

Melody Geiger, 18 – FUNDED

My dream is to create games that make the world a better place.

Khanh M., 30 – FUNDED

My dream is to build a pharmacogenomic software program to help others.

Abby Ruby, 20 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a healthcare administrator within the field of health IT.

Adeola Adesoba, 28 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a data scientist/data governance expert.

Anara Myrzabekova, 25 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a data scientist who makes a positive impact.

Patricia Garcia, 21 – FUNDED

My dream is to be in an executive position at a leading tech company.

Patricia Luc, 18 – FUNDED

My dream is to be an artificial intelligence engineer for social good.

Aishwarya R., 19 – FUNDED

My dream is to use tech for good to increase accessibility.

Sharon L., 21 – FUNDED

My dream is to pursue a career at the intersection of tech and business.

Niharika Shukla, 21 – FUNDED

My dream is to work in the biotechnology industry combined with medicine.

Juliette Milber, 20 – FUNDED

My dream is to work in the music industry on artists' marketing campaigns.

Stephanie Camino, 20 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a statistician.

Sarah A., 22 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a machine learning engineer and eventually a CEO.

Pelagia Majoni, 20 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a software engineer and make a difference.

Natalie Stevens, 21 – FUNDED

My dream is to lead a technology team at a company.

Marli Delaney, 22 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a music producer and audio engineer.

Linda Garcia, 19 – FUNDED

My dream is to be the founder of a tech company.

Karalyn Walter, 19 – FUNDED

My dream is to inspire and educate other creators through the arts.

Jennifer L., 21 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a product designer for a tech-for-good company.

Daniela Beck, 21 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a product manager who brings tech gadgets to market.

Ameek Bindra, 19 – FUNDED

My dream is a career that combines biotechnology and medicine.

Gabby, 20 – FUNDED

My dream is to work in the music business doing PR and marketing.

Olivia, 21 – FUNDED

My dream is to become a mechanical engineering professor.

Nicholete, 23 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a digital media artist.

Addison, 21 – FUNDED

My dream is to become a documentary film producer.

Jennifer, 20 – FUNDED

My dream is to be a chief engineer in the automotive industry.

Brenda – FUNDED

My dream is to provide financial services to communities in need.

Chinasa, 21 – FUNDED

My dream is to become a professor of computer science.