SWE Scholarships for Women Engineers

SWE scholarships for women engineers are sponsored by the Society of Women Engineers. These women’s scholarships are offered as a way of providing financial assistance to women who are admitted to graduate or baccalaureate programs and who are preparing for careers in engineering technology, engineering or computer science. 188 new and renewed engineer scholarships were issued by SWE in 2011. These SWE scholarships had a combined total value of $540,000.

Additionally, SWE launched its first international scholarship in 2010. This engineer scholarship is awarded to students who are studying at a university located in Queretaro, Mexico. There are currently several programs approved by SWE at the four universities in this area. Each of the womens scholarships awarded by SWE ranges in value from $1,000 each to $20,000 each.

There are several SWE scholarships for women engineers available to graduate and undergraduate students. Interested applicants need only complete one application to be considered for all engineering scholarships for which they are available.

Two Accenture Scholarships worth $2,000 each are awarded to sophomore students. There are also two Accenture Scholarships valued at $2,000 each which are awarded to junior level students.

One Applied Computer Security Associates Cybersecurity Scholarship is awarded each year to a junior, senior or graduate student. This scholarship is worth $10,000. Eligible students must major in computer science, cyber security, etc.

Three Baker Huges Scholarships for women engineers worth $5,000 each are awarded to sophomore, junior, senior or graduate students. Underrepresented groups are given preference for this scholarship.

One Anne Maureen Whitney Barrow Memorial Scholarship worth $7,000 is issued. This society of women engineers scholarship is renewable for a maximum of five years. It is issued to a sophomore, junior or senior undergraduate student. All engineering students are eligible.

Two Bechtel Foundation Scholarships are awarded. These women engineering scholarships were established in 2000 and are awarded to sophomore, junior or senior undergraduate students. SWE membership is required to be considered for these all women scholarships.

There are two Boston Scientific Scholarships awarded to senior undergraduate students each year. These scholarships for women engineers were established in 2004 and have a value of $5,000 each.

The Brill Family Scholarship awards $1,000 each year to a sophomore, junior or senior undergraduate student majoring in Biomed or Aeronautics engineering.

There are currently three Caterpillar Scholarships offered to sophomore, junior, senior or graduate students. These women’s engineering scholarships are worth $2,400 each.

The SWE Central New Mexico Pioneers Scholarship is worth $1,250 and is renewable for a period of three years. This scholarship is awarded to sophomore, junior and senior undergraduate students. All engineering students may apply.

Five Chevron Scholarships worth $2,000 each are awarded to sophomore students each year. Priority is given to underrepresented groups.

Two Dell Computer Corporation Scholarships are issued as part of the SWE scholarships program each year. These scholarships are worth $2,250 each. Selections for winners are also based on financial need.

Fifteen General Electric Women’s Network Scholarships worth $5,000 each are issued annually to sophomore and junior undergraduate students. SWE membership is required to apply for these SWE scholarships for women.

Four Goldman Sachs Scholarships worth $2,000 are issued annually. These SWE scholarships also offer a $500 travel stipend for students to attend the annual SWE conference. The women engineer scholarships are only open to junior and senior undergrad students who are members of SWE.

The application date for SWE scholarships for sophomore students through graduate students is usually February 15th. The application deadline for scholarships for freshmen students is typically May 15th.