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Verizon Scholarship

Society of Women Engineers (SWE)

The scholarship offers financial assistance to women studying baccalaureate ABET-accredited programs in information technology, computer science, computer information system, electrical engineering, and computer engineering. The scholarship is open to college sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

Key Information

Eligibility Requirements

  • Gender:
    Female
  • Age/Grade Level:
    Open to college sophomores, juniors, and seniors
  • Minimum GPA:
    3.0
  • Financial Need:
    Not Mentioned
  • Other Academic Requirements:
    Must be a full-time student, except for reentry and non-traditional applicants
  • Citizenship:
    Must be U.S. citizen
  • College:
    Applicants shall be students attending on one of the preferred list of schools: University of Puerto Rico, Cornell, Penn State, Rutgers-New Brunswick, University of South Florida, Georgia Tech, CUNY-City College, University of Massachusetts, Stevens, NJIT, University of Texas (Dallas or Austin), Virginia Tech
  • Major/Career:
    Must be studying baccalaureate ABET-accredited programs in information technology, computer science, computer information systems, electrical engineering, and computer engineering
  • Miscellaneous:
    Must not be fully funded for tuition, fees, and books and equivalent; Applicant is not the current recipient of a renewable SWE Scholarship

Application Details

  • Transcript:
    Required
  • Resume/Activity List:
    Required
  • Recommendation Letters:
    Submit e-mail contact information for two references. Your recommenders should be: 1) A teacher or college professor in a STEM (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics) field familiar with your work in his or her respective field and/or STEM. 2) The other must be from a person who has known you for two or more years and who is not a relative or member of your family. For example, the second letter can be from a coach or a family friend.
  • Other Materials:
    A letter of acceptance from an ABET-accredited college or university indicating acceptance into an ABET-accredited engineering or computer science program for the coming academic year ONLY if you will be a transfer student, or a first year graduate student in the fall of 2016.

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