Uber Partners with Ironhack to Award $100K in Scholarships to South Florida Driver-Partners & Riders

Uber, the world’s leading ride-sharing company, has announced a partnership with Ironhack, Miami’s #1 student-rated coding and design bootcamp, to offer $100,000 in scholarships for Uber South Florida drivers and riders to acquire professional skills in coding and design. Two winners will be awarded full scholarships to take one of Ironhack’s bootcamps in 2017, and 50 partial scholarships will be awarded to additional winners.

“We’re thrilled to partner with Ironhack to offer this opportunity to our driver-partners and riders,” said Uber South Florida General Manager Kasra Moshkani. “Uber’s roots will always be in building world-class technology, and this scholarship will help fuel South Florida’s growing tech ecosystem and startup scene – while making invaluable learning opportunities accessible to even more people looking to launch careers in tech.”

Ironhack is located in the heart of downtown Brickell at Building.co, Miami’s premier shared workspace for growing tech companies and startups.  The school, which opened in Miami two years ago and has an 83% job placement rate for its students within three months of graduation, also has campuses in Madrid and Barcelona.

The application process for the Uber/Ironhack scholarships is as follows:

1.  Uber riders and driver-partners in South Florida should check their rider or driver app between 12/12 and 12/21 for details about the scholarship opportunity.  To enter, users should click the posted link to apply to one of Ironhack’s three courses (riders should make sure they have the latest version of the Uber app installed).

2.  Scholarship applications must be received by 11:59 PM EST on 12/21.

3.  Selected finalists will be contacted for second-round interviews, and winners will have six months to redeem their scholarships at Ironhack.

“Uber is making an incredible opportunity available to deserving students in South Florida who wish to become the next generation of digital creators,“ says Ironhack’s Co-founder, Ariel Quiñones.  “Miami has immense entrepreneurial energy, and there are massive opportunities for people who want to learn how to build and design the products and tools that will improve our lives.  Uber’s generous scholarship will allow aspiring technology leaders to gain the education that they need to jumpstart their careers.”

Interested Uber driver-partners and riders can also apply for the scholarship at Ironhack’s upcoming open house on Sunday, December 18 at 12pm.   The free open house will take place at Ironhack’s campus at 120 S.W. 8th Street in Miami.  To attend, RSVP here.  For more information about the event or Uber’s scholarship, contact Ironhack at (305) 907-7086.

About Uber: Uber is evolving the way Florida moves. By seamlessly connecting riders to drivers through our apps, we make communities more accessible, opening up more possibilities for riders and more business for drivers.

About Ironhack

Ironhack is a global school offering full time and part time courses in Web Development and UX/UI design. Ironhack was ranked as the #3 student-rated coding and design bootcamp in the world by national rating site Switch Up. Since 2013, Ironhack has graduated over 1,000+ students who are building their careers at South Florida companies such as Magic Leap, CareCloud, and JetSmarter, as well as at global companies, including Google, Visa, and Twitter.