Our Initiatives: Awards

The Anita Borg Institute is writing women into technical history. Thousands of women throughout the world are leading technology innovation. They often go unnoticed and unrewarded. ABI has created a set of awards to honor these distinguished technical women.

Nominations are now being accepted for the Anita Borg Awards in the categories of Social Impact and Technical Leadership as well as the Denice Denton Emerging Leader award. All nominations must be submitted electronically. Please select a link below to received more information.

The Anita Borg Awards for Social Impact and Technical Leadership were established to recognize outstanding leaders who embrace Anita Borg’s lasting vision to change the world for women and for technology.

The Denice Denton Award recognizes a man or a woman under the age of 40 who has demonstrated a significant leadership capability and positive impact of the lives of women through technology.

The Anita Borg Change Agent Awards honor technical women that live and work outside the United States. They are change agents in their community - working to attract and support women in technology in their region. Recipients are recognized for their technical leadership and advocacy work.

Other Awards

Anita Borg’s vision has inspired many. As a result, awards in Anita’s honor have been created by other organizations, including Google’s Anita Borg Scholarships and CRA-W’s Anita Borg Early Career Award. We support these efforts and encourage you to learn more by visiting their respective websites.