Awards

Funding Agency:
Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology

At AnitaB.org, we celebrate and highlight the success of women and non-binary technologists and those who support them in technology. Our Abie (pronounced AB-ee) Awards honor these distinguished leaders, whose achievements and life stories demonstrate that all of us have the power to improve our world, individually and collectively.

Recipients of each Abie Awards are honored at the Grace Hopper Celebration as we recognized their incredible talent and hear how women and non-binary technologists are changing the world through technology.

Deadline for nominations: March 20, 2024

Agency Website

Areas of Interest

Abie Award Categories for 2024

Tech in Government Abie Award: The Tech in Government Abie Award highlights the work of a woman or non-binary technologist within the federal, state, or tribal government in the U.S. who has worked behind the scenes in improving governmental services through technical innovation and modernizing the functionality of government. The technologist is a public servant who serves everyday Americans and has been working within the government for 5+ years.

Technical Leadership Abie Award : The Technical Leadership Abie Award is our most prestigious award and celebrates a woman or non-binary technologist who led or developed a product, process, or innovation that made a notable impact on business or society. Nominees must work on projects that require deep technical knowledge and must demonstrate a commitment to increasing the representation of women and non-binary people in tech.

Funding Type

Award

Eligibility

Faculty
Junior Faculty
Women
Women of Color

Category

Community Outreach and Engagement
Engineering and Physical Sciences

External Deadline

March 20, 2024