Make Your Mark!
Summer 2010 - Bangladesh
iSTEP 2010 has launched! The internship commenced on May 23rd. Follow the team's progress over the next 10 weeks on the iSTEP 2010 website. There, you will find more information about iSTEP 2010 and daily blog updates. You can also follow the team's progress through their Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr pages.
Our partner for iSTEP 2010 is the Asian University for Women in Chittagong, Bangladesh.
We are excited to announce the iSTEP 2010 team! Congratulations to the following students: Jennifer Horwitz, Brian Manalastas, Jonathan Muller, Aysha Siddique and Anthony Velazquez. Students prepared for the internship through our iSTEP mini course in the Spring 2010 semester.
TechBridgeWorld would like to thank all of the students who applied to this year's iSTEP internship. Check back here in the Fall to learn more about iSTEP 2011 and how to apply.
Announcing New Yahoo! Fellowship for iSTEP 2010 Program
TechBridgeWorld is excited to announce Yahoo! as a corporate sponsor for the iSTEP 2010 internship. Their sponsorship this year includes a fellowship opportunity, which funds the full program costs associated with one iSTEP 2010 participant. Yahoo! colleagues have selected Jonathan Muller, who is the team's Technical Floater based in Pittsburgh, as the Yahoo! iSTEP 2010 Fellow. The Yahoo! iSTEP Fellowship seeks to motivate students to think creatively about how they can use their technical skills, business knowledge and global awareness to solve social issues around the world. Jonathan was selected for his excellent and broad range of technology and business experience and education. Click here for the full press release on this announcement.
If you or your organization is interested in creating a named fellowship to support iSTEP 2010 or iSTEP 2011 please contact us for details.
Inaugural iSTEP Program Summer 2009 - Tanzania
We thank our partners, sponsors, advisors, and the entire iSTEP 2009 team for their contributions to the success of the inaugural year of iSTEP!
Congratulations to the following interns who successfully completed the inaugural iSTEP internship program in Summer 2009:
- Rotimi Abimbola, Political Science & International Relations Senior
- Hatem Alismail, Computer Science Class of 2009 Graduate
- Beatrice Dias, Engineering & Public Policy Ph.D. Student
- Bradley Hall, Mechanical Engineering Senior
- Daniel Nuffer, Computer Science Class of 2009 Graduate
- Anthony Velazquez, Computer Science Senior
Learn about the inaugural team's experiences and read their final report through our iSTEP 2009 website, Facebook Page, Twitter, and blog!