Scholarships
Every year the San Diego County Section of the Society of Women Engineers awards monetary scholarships to young women enrolling in engineering schools or university engineering programs leading to an accredited engineering or computer science degree in the United States. Each year, the number and amount of our scholarships varies, depending on our corporate and member support.
If your company is interested in sponsoring a scholarship, please contact us at sponsorship@swesandiego.org
FY24 Scholarship Application
Scholarship application submissions are closed for 2024; stay tuned in early 2025 for FY25 Scholarships!
See here for our FAQ's and see below for more information
and application forms for incoming college freshmen and continuing college students.
Note that these scholarships are only available in San Diego County.
FRESHMAN SCHOLARSHIPS: Applicants must meet the following qualifications:
1. Applicant must be a current enrolled high school senior in San Diego County or Temecula Valley Unified School District.
2. Applicant must be a female identifying person who intends to major at an ABET accredited engineering, computing, or engineering technology program (see https://www.abet.org/ for a list of eligible schools and majors).
3. Applicant must not be receiving full funding from another organization.
4. If selected, applicant must be able to provide proof of enrollment for the coming academic year (starting Fall 2024).
5. If selected, applicant must complete a thank you note to be sent to the sponsoring organization before receiving funds.
6. All application materials must be timestamped by the application deadline of April 21, 2024 at 11pm Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
CONTINUING STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS: Applicants must meet the following qualifications:
1. Applicant must be a female identifying person enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student in an engineering or computer science discipline in San Diego County.
2. Applicant must be enrolled at a ABET accredited engineering, computing, or engineering technology program (see https://www.abet.org/ for a list of eligible schools and majors) in San Diego County.
3. Applicant must not be receiving full funding from another organization.
4. If selected, applicant must be able to provide proof of enrollment for the coming academic year (starting Fall 2024).
5. If selected, applicant must complete a thank you note to be sent to the sponsoring organization before receiving funds.
6. All application materials must be postmarked/timestamped by the application deadline of April 21, 2024 at 11pm Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
Completed application forms and any applicable supporting materials should be submitted by email to: scholarship@swesandiego.org
All application materials must be submitted no later than April 21, 2024 at 11:00PM Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
Additional scholarships available through SWE-HQ
Visit the SWE Scholarships Website for information on additional scholarships available through the Society of Women Engineers.
FY24 Application Deadlines:
Sophomores through graduate students: December 1, 2023 – January 31, 2024 at 5:00 PM CT
Freshmen: February 2, 2024 – March 31, 2024 at 5:00 PM CT