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The Google Computer Science Education in Media Fellowship Call for Submissions
The Black List is pleased to partner with
Google’s Computer Science Education in Media program to offer financial
grants in support of the development of three scripts with a focus on
changing the image in popular culture of computer science and computer
scientists.
Google will distribute up to $15K to each of three
screenwriters (one feature writer, two writers of episodic pilots) for
the purpose of supporting those writers for six months as they work on
future feature screenplays and/or teleplays. Each fellowship recipient
must agree that six months following receipt, they will provide a
designated representative of Google with a sample of his/her new work
along with a report addressing how the grant has been used to advance
his/her work and/or impacted his/her career.
REQUIREMENTS
- The candidate must host a script on www.blcklst.com for a least one week during the opt-in period.
- Such script must be original to the candidate.
- The candidate must be competent to contract.
- If
selected for the fellowship, writers must develop a feature screenplay
or episodic pilot that changes the image of computer science or computer
scientists, particular as it applies to women and minorities, in
popular culture.
- Further, selected writers must agree
that six months following receipt of the fellowship that they will
provide a designated representative of Google with a sample of his/her
new work along with a report addressing how the grant has been used to
advance his/her work and/or impacted his/her career.
SELECTION PROCESSBeginning April 20, 2016, users of the Black List website can opt into consideration for this fellowship.
On
July 15, the Black List will short list ten writers based on all data
available on the Black List website about their opted in feature
screenplays and teleplays.
These ten short listed candidates will
be asked to submit one-page biographies, which will be sent to Google
along with the screenplays/teleplays.
Google will review these 10
scripts and choose the Fellowship recipients. Google reserves the right
to grant no fellowships if, in Google’s opinion, no entry is of
sufficient merit.
DEADLINES OF NOTE (ALL TIMES 11:59 PM PT)
Evaluation purchase deadline*
June 15, 2016
Opt in deadline
July 15, 2016
*
In order for new script evaluations to guarantee consideration for this
opportunity, they must be purchased by midnight on the Evaluation
deadline.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT GOOGLE’S COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION IN MEDIA PROGRAM
Why is Google working with Hollywood?
Google
aims to inspire young people around the world not just to use
technology, but to create it. To do so, we need more students pursuing
an education in CS, particularly girls and minorities, who have
historically been underrepresented in the field. Google wants to prepare
the next generation for the workplace of the future, and expand access
to CS education that engages and retains students from all backgrounds.
- Moreover,
Google's research shows that perceptions of CS and computer scientists
are primary drivers that motivate girls to pursue CS. "If you can't see
it, you can't be it," as our friend Geena Davis notes.
- Google's
hope is that by dispelling stereotypes and identifying positive
portrayals of women in tech it can do for CS what CSI did for the field
of forensic science, changing its gender make-up and increasing its
appeal to a wider audience.
- Media is part of the ecosystem that
needs to change in conjunction with the other areas of work where Google
has invested including increasing access to curriculum, non-profit
grants, and policy support. If we don’t address the perceptions piece
for both young people and adults through mainstream media, we run the
risk of undermining our other efforts in CS education.
Background stats on perceptions of CS:
Google's research
shows that perceptions of careers in computer science really matter.
Girls who feel that television portrays programmers negatively or who
don’t see other students like them taking CS are significantly less
likely to get into computing. Interestingly, girls who want a career
with social impact are also less likely to go into CS.
Google
conducted a research study to identify the factors that most influence
girls to study computer science, and the second most important category
of factors was Career Perceptions.
- Girls who felt that television portrays programmers in a negative light were less likely to pursue CS.
- If
a girl didn’t see the right social crowd in a class -- that is, if
there weren’t enough students like her -- she was less likely to go into
CS.
- Girls who want careers with social impact are less likely
to go into CS. (It’s clear we need to do a better job of showing how CS
can be used to develop solutions to some of the world’s most challenging
problems.)
- Perception accounts for 27% of the decision making
for girls to pursue CS.. #1 factor is parent/adult encouragement which
is also influenced by media.
Stats on representation in media:
- Blacks & Hispanics are already underrepresented on-screen 14.1% and 4.9%, respectively.
- Combine
this with lack of / misrepresentation of STEM/CS characters in family
movies and prime TV, you get STEM characters < 18% women; CS
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Proven Success with other Fields:
- Forensic
Science - CSI increased the number of forensic science majors in
nationally recognized programs by at least 50% in 5 years - a majority
being women.
- Law - UCLA claimed a 16.5% increase in law school
applicants 1 year after LA Law premiered. Justice Sotomayor credits her
interest in law from watching Perry Mason at 10 years old.
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