One of the SWE Scholarships is the Society of Women Engineers Sophomore-Graduate Scholarships which has the aim to support women pursuing ABET-accredited bachelor or graduate student programs in preparation for careers in engineering, engineering technology and computer science in the United States.
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The payments are made in September and the recipients are also announced in September.
All the links are available on the scholarship provider’s website once the application procedure opens.
Who's eligible?
If you are wondering whether you are eligible for this award, you should know that the scholarship is open to women only, enrolled in or accepted for a baccalaureate or graduate ABET-accredited engineering (EAC), computing (CAC), or technology (TAC) degree program.
Here are some eligibility requirements that you must meet:
You must be a female/woman who is an undergraduate/community college applicant planning to study an ABET-accredited program in engineering, technology, or computing or you can be a master and Ph.D. candidate who is enrolled or accepted at a school with ABET-accredited programs in engineering, computing, or technology.
You must be planning to attend full time
You must not be fully funded for tuition, fees, and books or equivalent.
Furthermore, the applicant has to be in a position to accept the scholarship in the school year for which it is being awarded, maintain full-time student status, except for reentry and non-traditional applicants and reach a minimum of 3.0 GPA for upperclassmen.
How to Apply
The Society of Women Engineers Scholarship Application System has an open application process from December 1st to February 14th for Sophomores through Graduate Students, so it is important to submit your application on time.
The deadline for the reference letters submission is February 21st.
SWE provides one application for sophomores through graduate students and it is a great fact that you will be considered for all scholarships for which you are eligible, even though you have submitted just one application form.
The Society of Women Engineers requires that all transcripts be submitted in English.
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