the Society of Women Engineers Scholarship

The SWE Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to women admitted to accredited baccalaureate or graduate programs, in preparation for careers in engineering, engineering technology and computer science. In 2010, SWE disbursed 170 new and renewed scholarships valued at almost $500,000.

SWE provides one application for sophomores through graduate students and one application for freshmen.  Applicants complete an application and are considered for all scholarships that they are eligible for.  The application for sophomores and above opened December 1st and the application for freshmen opens in March.  Please wait for the freshmen application if you will be a freshman in the fall of 2011.

Grants are announced in the summer (sophomore, junior, senior and graduate students) and late summer/early fall (freshmen and reentry students) for use during the following academic year. Grant payments are made in the fall for corporate-sponsored scholarships and endowed scholarships, upon proof of registration.

Accredited programs are based on ABET accreditation for universities in the U.S.  The list of SWE-approved colleges and universities is the same list as the ABET-accredited programs in engineering (EAC), computing (CAC), and technology (TAC).  Visit abet.org for more information.

In 2010, we launched our first international scholarship. This scholarship will again be awarded.  Students studying a SWE-approved program at one of four universities in the Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico are eligible.

SWE's Scholarship Program is open to both SWE members and non-members; however, some of the scholarships do require SWE membership. Read about the benefits of SWE membership.

For more information on SWE scholarships go to our website.  Further information about requirements and eligibility (attached as Word documents) can be found on the freshmen and upperclass pages.
Submitting an Application

Please read through the instructions below. Once you are ready to begin, click on Register Now to create your profile.  Attn SWE Members:  Use the Register Now option if you have not accessed the scholarships system previously.

Source: https://scholarships.swe.org/applications/login.asp