2025 Ellen Barag Women in Engineering Scholarship
Introduction
The EAP Educational Foundation was established in 1995 to help the family of EAP Member Company employees advance their educational endeavors. Thanks to our generous donors, EAP’s Educational Foundation provides the families of our member companies with access to up to $26,000 in scholarship funds. The Foundation has awarded 122 students with scholarships since 1995!
Description
In honor of Ellen Barags’ career and contributions, G&W established the Ellen Barag Women in Engineering Scholarship Fund, administered by the EAP Educational Foundation. This scholarship will award a woman, interested in the field of engineering, with $5,000 to use in advancing her educational endeavors.
Further, Ellen Barag will personally match the scholarship with another $5,000 if the individual selected for the scholarship award has been accepted to and will attend the University of Pennsylvania (Ellen’s alma mater).
Selection Process
To be eligible for the Ellen Barag Women in Engineering Scholarship, you must:
Applicant must be a female high school senior student, attending a high school in the Greater Philadelphia region, starting their freshman year of college beginning in the Fall of 2025 (at least 12 credits per semester) at a not-for-profit, four-year college/university. +The geographical requirement does not apply to members of the EAP.
This one-time, $5,000 Scholarship will be available to young women, who are high school seniors, planning to attend a four-year accredited college or university to pursue a degree in engineering.
Parent/Guardian membership affiliation with The Electrical Association of Philadelphia is not a requirement.
Preference will be given to students attending the University of Pennsylvania.
An additional $5,000 in scholarship monies will be awarded to a scholarship applicant if they have been accepted and will be attending the University of Pennsylvania.