SWE Central New Mexico Reentry Scholarship

Eligibility

SWE Central New Mexico Reentry Scholarship, with an application deadline in January, offers one award in the amount of $2000.

Description

The SWE Central New Mexico Reentry Scholarship is awarded to reentry and nontraditional students. This scholarship is renewable for six years. Re-entry students don't have to be enrolled full-time. A minimum GPA is not required for re-entry students. SWE considers academic achievements, participation in extracurricular or volunteer activities, and interest in engineering. Those who identify as a woman and pursue an ABET-accredited bachelor or graduate student program may apply for this scholarship. Students who attend an ABET-accredited community college program full-time are also eligible. A personal reference and STEM reference are required. The personal reference must be a person who has known the applicant for two or more years and who is not a relative or member of the applicant's family. For the STEM reference, it is highly recommended that the reference be someone in a STEM field who is familiar with the applicant's academic work. The references must submit the recommendation letters by the deadline stated. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Society of Women Engineers for more information.