Engineering covers civil, mechanical, electrical, chemical, aerospace, biomedical, and adjacent disciplines. The Society of Women Engineers is the primary scholarship source, with 260+ individual awards annually.
Deadline: February
A portfolio of over 330 scholarships totaling more than $1.5 million annually for women pursuing undergraduate and graduate degree…
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An annual scholarship for female IEEE WIE Student Members who have completed at least two years of undergraduate engineering study…
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A partnership between the Royal Academy of Engineering and Amazon awarding scholarships to women from low-income backgrounds study…
View details →Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A highly selective, free six-week residential STEM program at MIT for rising high school seniors from underrepresented backgrounds…
View details →Women In Defense
Deadline: March
An annual scholarship of approximately $5,000 from Women In Defense encouraging women to pursue careers in US national security, d…
View details →American Nuclear Society
Deadline: February
A scholarship from the American Nuclear Society for mature women whose undergraduate studies in nuclear science, nuclear engineeri…
View details →Association of Women in the Metal Industries
Scholarships and professional development awards from the Association of Women in the Metal Industries supporting AWMI members pur…
View details →Tau Beta Pi Association
Deadline: April
Annual scholarships of $2,000 from Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society, for outstanding senior undergraduate engineering st…
View details →Women in Aerospace Foundation
Deadline: June
Merit-based scholarships of $5,000 each for women pursuing bachelor's degrees in engineering, math, or science with interest in ae…
View details →FIRST Robotics Canada
Deadline: January
$10,000 award for female students in Canada pursuing a post-secondary STEM degree who participated in a FIRST Robotics Competition…
View details →Society of Women Engineers
Deadline: February
SWE's oldest and most prestigious scholarship, honoring Dr. Gilbreth's contributions to industrial engineering. Up to $19,000 for …
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Deadline: February
Renewable four-year scholarship (up to $8,000/year) for women entering their freshman year of an ABET-accredited engineering or en…
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Deadline: February
$2,000 scholarship (established 1978) for women returning to engineering or computer science after a career gap of at least two ye…
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Deadline: February
Named for astronaut and SWE member Judith Resnik, who died in the 1986 Challenger disaster. Awarded to senior women in aerospace, …
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Deadline: February
$15,000 newly endowed scholarship (beginning 2026–2027) for sophomore, junior, or senior women in any engineering-related major at…
View details →Conrad Foundation / Space Center Houston
Deadline: February
A global student innovation competition where high school and middle school teams develop solutions to real-world problems across …
View details →FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
Deadline: January
High school students in grades 9–12 design, build, and program industrial-sized robots in six weeks to compete in a themed game, w…
View details →A UK professional membership society founded in 1919 that supports women in engineering through its MentorSET cross-sector mentori…
View details →A program established in 1996 that funds five regional Chairs across Canada to increase the participation and retention of women i…
View details →Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Deadline: January
A rigorous four-week residential summer program at MIT for high school girls completing 11th grade, featuring hands-on engineering…
View details →A Society of Women Engineers initiative connecting women returning to engineering after a career break with corporate return-to-wo…
View details →A UK charity founded in 1984 that works with schools, universities, and employers to increase the participation of women and girls…
View details →A student-run international organisation founded in Melbourne in 2008 that runs robotics and engineering workshops for girls aged …
View details →U.S. Department of Energy
A 10-week summer fellowship program at DOE headquarters and field facilities for undergraduate and master's students in STEM field…
View details →A paid internship and mentorship program for undergraduate women and gender-minority students passionate about aerospace, providin…
View details →Carnegie Mellon University
A 12-week summer research program at Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute for outstanding undergraduate students from around the w…
View details →Intel
A scholarship of €3,000 for women enrolled in undergraduate engineering or computer science programs at Irish universities, paired…
View details →Sandia National Laboratories
Deadline: Rolling
Sandia offers summer, year-round, and co-op internships for undergraduates and graduates across engineering, computer science, cyb…
View details →Apple
Deadline: December
Apple offers paid internships across hardware engineering, software engineering, machine learning, and design for undergraduate an…
View details →U.S. Department of Defense
Deadline: December
Sponsored by the Department of Defense, NDSEG fellowships support US citizens pursuing doctoral degrees in science and engineering…
View details →Fannie and John Hertz Foundation
Deadline: October
One of the most prestigious US graduate fellowships, supporting innovative PhD research in applied physical, biological, and engin…
View details →The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Scholarships program is the largest single source — 260+ awards totaling $1.5M annually, ranging from $1,000 to $20,000. Other top awards: the AAUW Technical Project Grants, GEM Graduate Fellowships for engineering, and the National Society of Professional Engineers scholarships.
Yes — the Brooke Owens Fellowship (aerospace engineering, paid), the DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (computational engineering, $36,000/year), and multiple NSF GRFP awards in engineering subfields. The Royal Academy of Engineering runs several programs in the UK.
Yes — most 'All STEM' scholarships explicitly include engineering. The AAUW Career Development Grants, Sloan Research Fellowships, and several corporate scholarships accept all engineering disciplines. Always check whether the award specifies a particular engineering subfield.