2026 Society of Women Engineers Emerging First Year Scholars Application
Description
All SWE Scholarship applicants (not including India scholarship applicants) must be planning to attend a school with ABET-accredited programs. Undergraduate and community college applicants must be planning to study an ABET-accredited program in engineering, technology, or computing in the upcoming academic year. Masters and PhD candidates must be enrolled or accepted at a school with ABET-accredited programs in engineering, computing, or technology.
SWE Emerging First Year Scholars: The application for the 2026-2027 academic year opens February 10, 2026 and closes March 31, 2026. All application materials and reference letter are due by March 31.
Note all deadlines are 5:00 p.m. central time. There will be no exceptions to the deadlines.
SWE provides one application for sophomores through graduate students, one application for incoming undergraduates, and one application for students in India. Applicants complete an application and are evaluated for all scholarships for which they are eligible.
SWE's Scholarship Program is open to both SWE members and non-members. Read about the benefits of SWE membership.
Selection Process
A few main eligibility points for the SWE Scholarships:
Undergraduate/community college applicants must be planning to study an ABET-accredited program in engineering, technology, or computing in the upcoming academic year.
You must be planning to attend full time (exceptions are made for reentry and non-traditional applicants).
Transcripts must be in English.
Accredited programs are based on ABET accreditation for colleges and universities globally. The list of SWE-approved programs is the same list as the ABET-accredited programs in engineering (EAC), computing (CAC), and technology (TAC). Visit abet.org for more information.
Scholarship selections typically begin in June (sophomore, junior, senior and graduate students) and continue through July (incoming freshmen students) for use during the upcoming academic year. Scholarship payments are made September through November. Recipients are also announced in October.
Have a question? Visit our scholarship Knowledge Baseor chat with SWE's AI assistant Enginuity. If you need any further assistance, please email us at [email protected].
About SWE
For more than seven decades, SWE has given women engineers a unique place and voice within the engineering industry. Our organization is centered around a passion for our members’ success and continues to evolve with the challenges and opportunities reflected in today’s exciting engineering and technology specialties.
We invite you to explore the values, principles, and priorities that guide our initiatives and learn how together, WE can continue to make a lasting impact on the future.
Explore our About SWE mobile course within the Advance Learning Center. The course will provide a more in-depth description of SWE’s mission, vision, and strategic goals and provide an overview of SWE’s key programs and member benefits.