Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) wants to help change the way the media depicts computer science, so the company is funding a new grant for screenwriters.
The company has teamed up with The Black List, a site that lets filmmakers share their scripts online, to look for three writers to create screenplays or teleplays that "changes the image of computer science or computer scientists, [particularly] as it applies to women and minorities."
Each will be awarded up to $15,000 and have six months to work on their projects.
Upon completion, the writers will give Google a sample of their work along with an explanation of how the grant helped them
Google announced its talent search on Wednesday. Shares in her parent company Alphabet hoisted $5.08, or 0.7%, to $780.00 U.S., towards the end of trading Thursday within a 52-week range of $532.24 to $810.35 U.S.
