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WMU Scholarships
contact the WMU Financial Aid Office (http://www.wmich.edu/finaid) for more information on the following scholarships:
Lynne and Charlene Fogarty McKee Endowed Scholarship
Eligibility Criteria:
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Five recipients selected
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Women only are eligible
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Must show high financial need
Awards
$3,000 non-renewable scholarship as long as funds are available
Application/Contact
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Scholarship Description and application available January 1 through April 1.
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Application/Contact the Office of Financial Aid for more details.
Lynne C. McCauley Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility Criteria
- Full-time students majoring in the Humanities, such as English, Music or Theatre at WMU
- Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 to apply
- Preference given to women
Awards
Varies
Application/Contact
- Scholarship Description and application available January 1 through April 1. Deadline April 1.
- Application/Contact the Office of Student Financial Aid for more information.
Patricia Dangremond Endowed Scholarship
Eligibility Criteria
- Student must demonstrate financial need
- Must be maintaining satisfactory academic progress as defined by the Financial Aid Office
Awards
$1,000 non-renewable
Application/Contact
- Applications available January 1 through April 1. For more information
- Scholarship Description and application
The Women’s Education Coalition
Eligibility Criteria
The Women's Education Coalition Grant Program is a scholarship program facilitated by the Kalamazoo Community Foundation and was created 10 years ago via a joint venture between four area women's groups. Its purpose is to provide renewable grant assistance to women who are currently underemployed or unemployed and are in need of education to become financially self-sufficient. Eligible recipients must be residents of Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, or Van Buren counties in Michigan.
Awards
- Varying amounts
- The deadline for applications is May 15.
Contact
- More information
- Applications available from:
Women's Education Coalition Grant Program
Kalamazoo Community Foundation
151 South Rose St., Suite 332
Kalamazoo, MI 49007-4712
(269) 381-4416
Kathryn and Grant Leaske Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Jennifer C. Wenger International Study and Travel Scholarship
Gender & Women’s Studies Scholarship Opportunities
(Information gathered from Joan Korenman’s Women’s Studies Resource Guide - http://www.umbc.edu/cwit/financial_aid.html)
AAUW Educational Foundation Fellowships and Grants - Awards for doctoral candidates, women making career changes/advancement, and seed money for educational equity projects benefiting women and girls.
Alliance of Technology and Women Great Minds™ Scholarship Program
ATW offers scholarships to "women whose academic and professional goals include science, math, engineering or technology. Scholars are chosen on the basis of volunteer service, passion for technology, leadership activities, scholastic grades, letters of recommendation and previous awards, among other criterion. Demonstrated passion and spirit for technology is weighted most heavily in the selection process. ATW scholarships are not solely need-based; rather they are focused on allowing students to experience a technology-based education regardless of their social, financial and/or academic standing. ATW scholarships are open to first-time students, as well as the adult learner returning to school to pursue a new career. Students must be enrolled in an Associate's or Bachelor's Degree program to be eligible.
APS/IBM Research Internship for Undergraduate Women
The American Physical Society and IBM sponsor a summer research internship program to encourage undergraduate women students to pursue graduate studies in science (including computer science) and engineering. The internships carry a salary and include an additional $2500 for use during the school year. Female students with sophomore or junior standing at a US college or university at the time of application are eligible. Minimum 3.0 GPA. No citizenship restrictions.
AWIS Educational Foundation Graduate and Undergraduate Awards
The Association for Women in Science offers several graduate and undergraduate awards for $1000. The graduate awards are open to "female students enrolled in a behavioral, life, physical, or social science or engineering program leading to a Ph.D. degree." To be eligible for the undergraduate awards, women must be high school seniors with at least a 3.75 GPA and SAT scores of at least 1200 who wish to study the behavioral, life, or physical sciences or engineering.
Back to College: Resources for Re-entry Students
This site offers very extensive resources devoted primarily to adult learners, though a number of the resources should also help traditional-age students. Includes a very extensive Financial Aid section.
BPW Foundation Career Advancement Scholarship Program
The Business and Professional Women's Foundation offers scholarships to women 25 or older who are U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals, have been accepted into an accredited course of study in a United States institution, will graduate 12-24 months from the date of the grant, and strongly need financial assistance.
An extensive, searchable database of scholarships and fellowships for students from high school through graduate school. You have to register, but registration is free, as are the searches. You're asked a number of questions that are designed to pinpoint the financial aid opportunities for which you qualify. Sponsored by Sallie Mae.
A merit scholarship opportunity from the Center for Women and Information Technology for talented undergraduates who wish to major in computer science, computer engineering, information systems, or a related program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). The four-year awards range from $5,000 per academic year to full tuition, mandatory fees, room and board.
Daniel Kovach Foundation Scholarships
In addition to a scholarship for female students, the foundation also offers awards for bloggers and for students studying in any of the following fields: business, library & information science, and media, as well as minority students and people studying to become teachers. Scholarships are awarded several times a year; see the website for details.
Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation
The Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation offers scholarships to female graduate students with physical disabilities who are enrolled in a college or university in the United States. Scholarships range between $500 and $2,000. Deadline for applying: June 1. See the website for more detailed information.
Gates Millennium Scholars Program
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has made a one-billion-dollar commitment to support the college and graduate education of high-achieving, low-income African American, Hispanic American, Native American/Alaskan Native, and Asian Pacific American students in the disciplines of mathematics, science, engineering, education, and library science, where these groups are severely underrepresented.
Google 2008 Anita Borg Scholarships
To honor computer scientist Dr. Anita Borg, the search engine Google is offering $10,000 scholarships for female undergraduate or graduate students in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field during the 2008-09 academic year.
Graduate Fellowships for Women
An extensive set of links to information about graduate fellowships for women in a wide variety of fields. The listing is provided by Cornell University, but most of the grants come from sources outside Cornell and are not restricted to Cornell students.
The Michigan State University Library has put together this exceptionally valuable listing of scholarships and fellowships. It is arranged by Academic Level (pre-college to post-doctoral), by Population Group (including Disabled, GLBT, Minorities, Non-Traditional, Veterans, and Women), and by Subject (Sciences includes technology).
HORIZONS Foundation Scholarship Program
The organization Women in Defense sponsors the HORIZONS scholarship award to encourage women to pursue careers related to U.S. national security interests. Applicants should be pursuing studies in engineering, computer science, physics, mathematics, business, law, international relations, political science, operations research or economics (or another discipline if you can demonstrate its relevance to a career in national security or defense). Both graduate and undergraduate students may apply; undergraduates must have attained at least junior status (60 credits). Scholarships range from $500 to $2000, and recipients of past awards may reapply for further financial aid.
The IEEE offers scholarships, awards, and competitions for both graduate and undergraduate students in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, and related fields.
International Federation of University Women (IFUW) Fellowships and Grants
The IFUW offers international grants for postgraduate study and national awards for all levels of study from elementary and secondary education through postgraduate research, study, and training. These grants are open only to women; for some, you must be a member of IFUW. See website for more details.
Jeannette Rankin Foundation Women's Education Fund
Scholarships for low-income women 35 years of age or older who, through undergraduate or vocational education, are seeking to better themselves, their families, and their communities.
Lucent Technologies' Global Science Scholars Program
Scholarship competition open to high school seniors who have excelled in math and science, will enter college in the fall, and plan to study communications technology. Slightly different requirements exist for students outside the United States. Winners receive a one-time $5000 scholarship and an internship at Bell Labs or a Lucent Technologies facility.
National Institutes of Health Undergraduate Scholarship Program
The NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program offers competitive scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are committed to careers in biomedical, behavioral and social science health-related research. Awards will pay up to $20,000 for one year; recipients may reapply for additional years (not to exceed four scholarship years). More information is available at the web site.
Office of Personnel Management's Scholarships for Service: Cyber Corps
The Office of Personnel Management's Cyber Corps program offers up to two years of tuition, room, board, books, and an annual stipend for undergraduates and graduate students at selected colleges and universities who are interested in the "information assurance" field. The awards carry with them an obligation to perform a 10-week internship and to work for a U. S. Federal agency in an information assurance position for a period of up to two years. The awards are open only to U. S. citizens. More information is available at the web site.
Scholarships, Fellowships, & Postdoctoral Awards for Women
Large, well-organized site with a searchable database. In addition to a section for women, there are sections devoted to subject areas such as Computer Sciences & Engineering and sections for specific racial/ethnic groups such as African Americans, Ethnic Groups & Studies, Hispanic Americans, Minorities, Native Americans, as well as a host of other sections.
An extensive listing from UCLA (the awards are not connected with UCLA, however).
Society of Women Engineers Scholarship Program
Annual awards open to women pursuing baccalaureate or graduate degrees in ABET-accredited engineering programs, engineering at SWE-approved schools, or computer science in CSAB-accredited programs, or ABET-accredited or SWE-approved schools. Includes information on awards targetted to reentry women.
Society for Software Quality (SSQ) Essay Contest
SSQ sponsors an annual essay contest on a topic related to computer software. Two $1000 prizes are awarded each year: one to a high-school senior or college freshman, the other to a college sophomore or junior.
Soroptimist Women's Opportunity Awards
The Soroptimist International organization offers Women's Opportunity Awards to assist women entering or re-entering the workforce in obtaining the education and skills training they need to improve their employment status. Applicants must be female heads of household who are enrolled in or have been accepted to a vocational/skills training program or an undergraduate degree program. Recipients may use their awards for any expenses related to their educational pursuits, such as tuition, books, housing, child care, and transportation.
Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund
Need-based scholarships (five $10,000 awards and fifty $1,000 awards) for women who earned their high school diploma or GED at least ten years ago and are seeking an undergraduate degree from an accredited two- or four-year college or university or a vocational-technical school. Only students at four-year institutions are eligible for the $10,000 award.
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Scholarships
Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society, awards one-year scholarships of $2000 each for students majoring in engineering [including computer engineering] and entering their senior year in college.
U. S. Dept. of Homeland Security: Undergraduate Scholarships and Graduate Fellowships
Up to 100 awards "intended for students interested in pursuing the basic science and technology innovations that can be applied to the DHS mission." Areas of study include: physical, biological, social and behavioral sciences, engineering, mathematics, and computer science.