Internships from the Dept. of Homeland Security

Apply for a summer internship with the DHS. You can receive a $5000 stipend plus travel expenses for a 10 week research experience. Areas of research include computer science. U.S. Citizenship required. Application deadline: January 6, 2014
More information:
http://www.orau.gov/dhseducation/internships/?utm_source=Copy+of+Fall2013+Pathways+Summit+Report&utm_campaign=DHS+Summer+2014+Internships&utm_medium=email

Two Scholarships Available at $4200 each

The National Science Foundation is looking for Foothill students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math to give money to.  If all goes well, you could get the $4200 for a second year too! Apply by 22 November, details here:
https://scholarships.fhda.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=140923

Hackathon coming to San Jose in December

Here is the link for more information and to buy admission tickets:
http://apphack13sv-eorg.eventbrite.com

Note that you can get the FREE discounted ticket by solving this riddle: (it's a single line)

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You can dig into Python to decode this Base64 code - Base64 is commonly used in a number of applications including email via MIME, and storing complex data in XML.