Palo Alto Apps Challenge

The "Palo Alto Apps Challenge" is a competition to help launch awesome apps that serve the community of Palo Alto. Submit your idea for an app before 28 February. Here is a great way to get support in building useful mobile apps, and a great networking opportunity.

http://www.hackpaloalto.org/

Scholarships for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Students

There are many scholarships available, including:

1. Angel Sierra Memorial Scholarship
2. Anita Manwani-Bhagat & Arjun Bhagat Scholarship
3. Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Scholarship
4. Jeannie Seelbach Memorial Scholarship
5. Prip Memorial Scholarship – Merit
6. Prip Memorial Scholarship – Obstacles
7. Business/Computer Science Scholarship
8. CIO Community of Practices Scholarship

Application assistance is available on Tues, 11 Feb.
Drop in to Room 4211 between 11am and 1pm

Or apply now at:
https://scholarships.fhda.edu
Deadline is February 13, 2014.

For questions and assistance, please contact the Foothill Financial Aid Office
Building 8100, 650-949-7245
fhfinancialaidoffice@foothill.edu

Participate in a User Test

Want to make $25 in less than an hour? Our tech-startup is looking to do a  50-minute focus group this week to get your personal feedback on some product ideas. You don’t need to prepare anything, we just want your honest opinion. It’s that easy and it’s fun!

What to expect:

• $25 Amazon Gift Card
• One 50-minute focus group session
• Focus group takes place in Palo Alto during business hours

If interested, please fill out our online Signup Form below:

http://tinyurl.com/m8g5ls8

Computer Science Club

Foothill's CS club is holding the first official meeting of the quarter:
Thursday, 23 January, 3:00 pm, KCI building 4000

Come and get involved, code together and volunteer for a leadership position!

Where to find summer internships?

Since many colleges finish classes as early as May, now is the time to start looking for a summer internship. I have compiled a list of websites that aggregate internships available from various companies:

internbound.com
myedu.com
aftercollege.com
internmatch.com

It is also necessary to look at the website of a particular company that you are interested in. For example, you can find an Apple internship here:
http://www.apple.com/jobs/us/students.html

For motivation, you can watch the movie "The Internship." Highly recommended! Please post a comment here if you know of other places to find internships.

Volunteer Website Developer

The African Youth Health Education Magnet is looking for someone to create a website to support African youth in health education. This project could be a an excellent portfolio piece for a student, and a beneficial service for a great cause. For more information, contact pkanio <at> yahoo

Internship at Local Startup

Simppler is a machine learning based startup company with internship/co-op positions in machine learning, software engineering and user interface development. If you are interested, contact: jobs@simppler.com