Scholarship

Every year the Philadelphia Section awards scholarships to provide financial assistance to full-time undergraduate or graduate students majoring in an engineering, engineering technology, or computer science discipline.  The scholarship amounts have typically been $1000 or $2000 each.  Previous winners of SWE Philadelphia Scholarships, SWE Headquarters, or other SWE Scholarships are also eligible for this year’s awards.

The Philadelphia Section scholarship program provides tuition assistance to deserving applicants who identify as female and are enrolled in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) program at a local university or college. The criteria for selection are science/math/engineering activities, teamwork, leadership, scholarship, and an essay on the student’s personal motivations for pursuing engineering. Judging will be conducted by members of the Scholarship Committee of the SWE Philadelphia section.

For information on the scholarships that are offered by the Society on an international level, please see the Scholarship Webpage.

In order to be eligible, an applicant must be a full-time student who is a paid societal member of SWE and/or pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in an engineering, engineering technology, or computer science discipline at one of the following schools or a school within our section area. Eligible schools and majors include but are not limited to: 

Drexel University (Architectural, Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Materials, Mechanical, and Software Engineering;Computer Science, Information Systems, and Information Technology)
Elizabethtown College (Computer Science, Engineering)
Messiah College (Engineering)
Millersville University (Computer Science, Occupational Safety & Environmental Health)
Penn State Harrisburg (Civil, Electrical, Environmental, and Mechanical Engineering; Structural Design and Construction Engineering)
Penn State York (Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology)
Philadelphia University (Mechanical Engineering, Engineering)
Saint Joseph's University (Computer Science)
Swarthmore College (Engineering)
Temple University (Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering; Construction Management; Engineering Technology) 
University of Pennsylvania (Bio, Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Material Science, Mechanical, and Systems Engineering; Computer Science)
Villanova University (Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering; Computer Science)
West Chester University of Pennsylvania (Computer Science)
Widener University (Chemical, Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering)
York College of Pennsylvania (Electrical, Mechanical, and Computer Engineer; Computer Science)

Please contact philaswescholarships@gmail.com with any questions and/or concerns.

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