SWE Baltimore-Washington Section Scholarship
Society of Women Engineers
Award: $1500 – $1500
Deadline: January 31.
To support women pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in engineering, engineering technology, and fields related to engineering. Qualifications: Applicants must identify as a woman; be studying engineering or computer science full time at the collegiate level in the upcoming academic year or are a re-entry student; have a high school GPA above 3.5 or a university GPA above 3.0; incoming collegiate freshman through graduate student; studying full-time (exceptions made for reentry/nontraditional students); students who are current SWE Collegiate or SWENext members; must be planning to attend a school with ABET-accredited programs; undergraduate and community college applicants must be planning to study an ABET-accredited program in engineering, technology, or computing in the upcoming academic year; masters and PhD candidates must be enrolled or accepted at a school with ABET-accredited programs in engineering, computing, or technology; must be sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students attending school in DC, Maryland, or Virginia; must be US citizens and SWE members. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on committee criteria; reviewers focus on extracurricular activities, work history, volunteerism, and interest and involvement in STEM. How to apply: Applicants must submit online application form; should include general personal information; education information; previous school information, current school information, and intended school for the upcoming year information; transcript (unofficial): transcripts must include applicant name and GPA (preference for unweighted GPA on a 4.0 scale); financial details: general questions regarding family circumstances and any additional expected funding; additional information, school and community activities, work experience, honors and awards, essay; short response answer in response to a provided prompt; reference; contact information for one reference must be provided on the application, and then applicants reference must log in to submit their recommendation. Focus: Engineering.