Society of Women Engineers Chicago Regional Section Scholarship

Organization Name: Society of Women Engineers

Website: http://swe.org/chicago/

Scholarship Description: Scholarships are awarded to graduating female students accepted into an engineering or computer science program at an accredited college or university.

Scholarship Award Amount: $1,500

Renewable: No

Number Awarded in the Past 3 Years to CPS Students: Between 1-10 scholarships

Scholarship Qualifications:

• The applicant's home must be in a zip code beginning with these three digits: IL 600-608, 610-611, and 613; IN 463-466.
• Cumulative g.p.a. of 3.0 on 4.0 scale
• Letter of recommendation required, more accepted
• The applicant must be accepted into an engineering or computer science program at an accredited college or university

Required Documentation:

• Completed application
• Official Transcript
• Letter of Recommendation from a non-relative
• One-page essay
• College letter of acceptance (indicating major in engineering or computer science preferably)

Scholarship Deadline: April 15, 2013

Award Type: Merit

Citizenship: U.S. Citizen/Permanent Resident