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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 9, 2025 2:25 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Discuss] Fwd: WINS: SC26 Call for Participation, Deadline 1/31/2026</font>
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<span style="font-weight:700">SUBJECT: WINS: SC26 Call for Participation, Deadline 1/31/2026</span></div>
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We are excited to announce that the Workforce in IT Networking at SC (WINS) program is now accepting applications for the 2026 program. Since 2015, the WINS program has provided an immersive “hands-on” mentorship opportunity for early- to mid-career applicants
in the IT field who are selected to participate in the ground-up construction of
<span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><u><a id="x_m_3588319382085053694OWA2bb6aede-f98a-4517-4095-e518fa5dc41e" href="https://sc26.supercomputing.org/scinet/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">SCinet, one of the fastest and most advanced computer networks
in the world</a></u></span>, built annually for the SC conference to be held in Chicago, Illinois in November, 2026. </div>
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The program collaborates with SCinet committee leadership to match each awardee with a SCinet team and a mentor; offers travel funding for awardees; and provides ongoing support and career development opportunities for the awardees before, during, and after
the conference.</div>
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Interested and qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. In order to further broaden the representation within the WINS program, all interested and qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. WINS seeks to include a wide variety of organizations and applicant
backgrounds in each year’s cohort. <span style="font-weight:700">We encourage you to distribute this information to your networks and contacts. The application deadline is January 31, 2026
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<u><a id="x_m_3588319382085053694OWA49e8f6bd-3a0f-b8de-81cc-d275f83aa2ce" href="https://winsworkforce.it/apply/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">here</a></u></span> </div>
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Information on all contributors can be found <span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><u><a id="x_m_3588319382085053694OWA4801d67d-11a1-b217-ea92-b526befa83dc" href="https://winsworkforce.it/contributors/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">here</a></u></span>.
Past funding was provided by the National Science Foundation grants (Award Numbers 1640987, 144064, and 2331094)</div>
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<i>The WINS Team</i></div>
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