Scholarship Applications and Sponsorships Now Open!



Apply for a  2020 ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference Scholarship TODAY!

The Tapia Conference provides conference travel scholarships for students (community college/undergraduate/graduate) and post-docs at colleges and universities in the U.S and U.S. Territories. The conference also offers a limited number of scholarships for faculty and post-docs at Minority Serving Institutions.
Scholarships include conference registration, meals during the conference, hotel accommodations,and a reimbursable travel stipend. Tapia scholarships are generously funded by government and industry organizations. Scholarships are reviewed by volunteers from industry and academia.
Students submitting a poster or to the doctoral consortium as part of the Tapia Call For Participation (CFP) need to submit their scholarship applications by the CFP deadline.
Tapia 2019 Scholarship Application Deadlines : 
  • Poster and Doctoral Consortium Program Submitters: March 9th 11:59 pm PT 
  • General Tapia Scholarship Applicants: March 27th 11:59 pm PT
Apply for a Tapia Scholarship Today!



Sponsor Tapia 2020!

The Tapia Conference has created sponsorship packages to provide organizations with opportunities to engage with attendees, increase visibility within our community and show commitment to changing the landscape of tech by fostering innovation through inclusion. 
Recruit Top Technical Talent  
  • Network with attendees and post jobs in the Tapia App
  • Resume database with 2100 entries in 2019
  • Students from over 250 colleges and universities
  • 57% of attendees are students
  • 3.6 average GPA of scholarship recipients
Participate in an Engaging Program for Your Diverse Communities in Computing
  • Inspiring Keynote Speakers
  • Technical and professional development sessions for students and employees
  • Community Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions
Visibility for Your Organization and Its Commitment to Diversity
  • Exhibit and interview booths
  • Your organization promoted via our social media channels, conference app, conference printed program, and conference website 
  • Branded Student Scholarships
  • And much more...
Tapia 2019 had 1920 attendees and 134 sponsors. Sponsor benefit packages are available for industry, academia, government and nonprofit organizations. Check out all our new sponsorship opportunities.