Established in 2017 by two University of Maryland engineering students, BitView is a nonprofit that empowers students to fearlessly embrace their STEM identities in order to improve their academic success, college readiness, and leadership skills. Originally a mentoring program for STEM-oriented high school students, BitView grew to include a Saturday Academy offering both coding and leadership classes.

BitView supported students through the global pandemic and seeks to transition into the next iteration of impact by establishing a scholarship. The purpose of the scholarship is to sustain BitView’s legacy of impact by supporting the academic ambitions of future computer scientists and engineers.

• You must be a senior graduating from a Baltimore City public high school with a 2.0 GPA or better;
• demonstrate financial need;
• intend to pursue one of the following majors: Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Science.
• You must also submit an essay describing your academic and professional goals, why you have chosen them and what you have done to prepare yourself thus far (300-900 words; 2-4 pages).  

Note:  Priority will be given to BitView scholars.