Apple has nearly doubled the number of scholarships for this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference in an attempt to bolster diversity, Re/code reports. The company is offering up to 350 scholarships to students age 13 or older and members of organizations working to promote science, engineering, technology and math education for women and minorities. CEO Tim Cook pledged to strive for more diversity after Apple’s diversity report released last April found the company predominantly made up of white males. Since then, Apple has donated $50 million to encourage more employment diversity in technology. A spokesman for the National Society of Black Engineers said his organization has been working with Apple for the past year to help its members learn more about STEM-related fields.
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