NCWIT AiC Washington Award Winners 2026

In March 2026, NCWIT (National Center for Women in Technology) announced the national recipients of its 2026 NCWIT Aspirations in Computing (AiC) Awards, honoring 300 students throughout the United States.
Aadya Syal of Sammamish, WA and Issaquah High School was one of the 40 National Winners in 2026.
In addition, the following 10 Washington students received Honorable Mention awards:
- Shyla Agrawal: Bothell
- Anusha Arora: Bellevue
- Emily Gallardo: Sunnyside
- Aishwarya Kumaran: Bothell
- Tvisha Mishra: Bothell
- Siri Mutalik Desai: Redmond
- Hamsini Ramanathan: Sammamish
- Vaanya Sharma: Redmond
- Cindy Yang: Redmond
- Natalie Zhang: Sammamish
To see the list of all student winners nationwide, see NCWIT Announces 2026 National AiC High School Award Recipients.
Applications for the annual NCWIT awards open in early September each year,
