We are delighted to announce the winners of the Google Europe Scholarship for Students with Disabilities 2017. The scholarship programme was first launched in Europe in 2010. As part of its ongoing commitment to advancing computing and technology, Google partners with EmployAbility to provide scholarships to talented disabled students to help them excel in their studies and become active role models and leaders.

Please join us in congratulating the 2017 Scholars:

  • Eitan Levin, Technion Institute of Technology, Israel

  • David John Neill, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

  • Ion-Dorinel Filip, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania

  • Anthony Omiunu, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany

  • Shoval Lagziel, Technion Institute of Technology, Israel

  • Aleksandr Mylnikov, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland

  • Fatima Majid, Kristianstad University, Sweden

  • Davide Costanzi, University of Verona, Italy

  • Nikita Hari, University of Cambridge, UK

  • Naomi Saphra, The University of Edinburgh, UK

Each scholar will receive funding to help them with their studies for the 2017/2018 academic year. They have also been invited to attend the Students with Disabilities Scholars Retreat 2017 in London – a fantastic opportunity for the winners to network and get to know each other.

All scholars are selected based on their passion for computer science, academic achievement, leadership, and technical accomplishments. For queries about the 2018 Google Europe Scholarship for Students with Disabilities, please contact us at googlescholarship@employ-ability.org.uk