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…
View details →Deadline: Spring
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 …
View details →Society of Women Engineers
Deadline: February
Renewable four-year scholarship (up to $8,000/year) for women entering their freshman year of an ABET-accredited engineering or en…
View details →Society of Women Engineers
Deadline: February
$2,000 scholarship (established 1978) for women returning to engineering or computer science after a career gap of at least two ye…
View details →Society of Women Engineers
Deadline: February
Named for astronaut and SWE member Judith Resnik, who died in the 1986 Challenger disaster. Awarded to senior women in aerospace, …
View details →Society of Women Engineers
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 →The Illuminating Engineering Society offers grants and scholarships to undergraduate and graduate IES student members pursuing lig…
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ASNE awards up to $4,000 to rising junior/senior undergraduates and graduate U.S.-citizen students in naval architecture, marine, …
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AIME's WAAIME fund awards scholarships to sophomore-through-master's students in mining, geology, metallurgy, petroleum, materials…
View details →The Society of Fire Protection Engineers Foundation funds student research projects in fire protection and fire safety engineering…
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The Society of Broadcast Engineers, through the Ennes Educational Foundation Trust, awards approximately five $3,000 scholarships …
View details →Scholarships from the SME Foundation for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing mining, metallurgical, geological, and miner…
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 →An eight-week paid summer program, administered by ASEE for the U.S. Navy, that places academically talented high school students …
View details →A UK program offering paid return-to-work placements for experienced STEM professionals re-entering the workforce.…
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 →The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers' scholarship program, awarding $500-$25,000 per year to high school seniors, underg…
View details →Scholarships from the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) for high-achieving college students pursuing e…
View details →A summer research internship placing undergraduates from North American, British, and Irish universities with research groups at G…
View details →American Society of Mechanical Engineers
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers awards a portfolio of scholarships each year to students pursuing mechanical engineer…
View details →National Society of Black Engineers
The National Society of Black Engineers awards more than one million dollars in scholarships each year, in Spring and Fall cycles,…
View details →ASM Materials Education Foundation
A portfolio of undergraduate scholarships from the ASM Materials Education Foundation for students studying metallurgy or material…
View details →Deadline: March
Engineering scholarships from SAE International for students entering or enrolled in ABET-accredited STEM programs. The flagship S…
View details →A global non-profit that arranges paid, on-site STEM (science, engineering, and technology) internships abroad for university stud…
View details →Deadline: February
The American Nuclear Society awards scholarships to undergraduate students preparing for careers in nuclear science, nuclear engin…
View details →The American Society of Civil Engineers administers a range of national scholarships for undergraduate civil engineering students,…
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The SME Education Foundation awards scholarships to graduating high school seniors and current college students pursuing technical…
View details →Deadline: March 1
The American Welding Society Foundation administers more than 130 national donor-funded scholarships plus district and section awa…
View details →Deadline: December 1
ASHRAE offers annual scholarships of roughly $3,000 to $10,000 to full-time undergraduate engineering and pre-engineering students…
View details →Deadline: February
The ARRL Foundation administers more than 170 donor-established scholarships ranging from $500 to $25,000 for students pursuing hi…
View details →American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
Deadline: March
A scholarship from the ASABE Foundation for undergraduate students in biological or agricultural engineering who have completed at…
View details →Supported by the SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) Foundation, this merit-based scholarship goes to an incoming undergraduate p…
View details →The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers awards undergraduate scholarships (including the Mandell and the Robert N. an…
View details →The Society of Plastics Engineers Foundation offers numerous named scholarships to full-time undergraduate students majoring in pl…
View details →The International Society of Automation's Educational Foundation awards scholarships to ISA student members enrolled in undergradu…
View details →The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) Foundation awards scholarships paired with paid summer internships at steel com…
View details →The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) Foundation awards division-based undergraduate scholarships (Structural Materials, …
View details →Deadline: November 15
The Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers awards a slate of named scholarships and fellowships (Gardner, Gambrell, Marcus,…
View details →An Institute of Transportation Engineers program recognizing and supporting undergraduate students pursuing transportation-enginee…
View details →American Institute of Steel Construction scholarships for junior, senior, and master's-level civil and structural engineering stud…
View details →Deadline: November 1
American Concrete Institute Foundation fellowships ($10,000 + convention travel) and scholarships ($5,000) for undergraduate and g…
View details →A National Society of Professional Engineers scholarship supporting undergraduate students pursuing ABET-accredited engineering de…
View details →A scholarship from the NSPE Auxiliary supporting students entering ABET-accredited engineering programs.…
View details →Purdue University
Deadline: January 15
A paid summer research fellowship at Purdue University placing undergraduates on engineering and applied-science research projects…
View details →Penn State University
An NSF-funded chemical-engineering REU at Penn State focused on the integration of biology and materials, with mentored research a…
View details →West Virginia University
Deadline: March 3, 2026
An NSF REU at West Virginia University where undergraduates conduct robotics research addressing challenges facing rural Appalachi…
View details →Oregon State University
Deadline: February 10, 2026
An NSF REU at Oregon State University's Collaborative Robotics and Intelligent Systems Institute focused on deploying robots in re…
View details →Institution of Civil Engineers
Deadline: May
Provides up to GBP 8,000 over the course of study plus paid summer placements to students starting an ICE-accredited civil enginee…
View details →Institution of Engineering and Technology
Deadline: September
Undergraduate engineering scholarships from the Institution of Engineering and Technology supporting students on accredited engine…
View details →University of Utah
Deadline: February 27
NSF REU in intelligent systems spanning imaging, communications and healthcare with machine learning throughout, providing a stipe…
View details →Kent State University
NSF REU in robotic design, AI, human-robot teaming, UAVs and guidance/navigation/control, with a stipend plus meal allowance, hous…
View details →University of Alabama at Birmingham
Deadline: April
A 10-week NSF REU in experimental and computational materials research spanning physics, chemistry, materials science, and biomedi…
View details →Columbia University
Deadline: February
A summer NSF MRSEC REU in materials research on molecular cluster and 2D materials, providing a stipend plus travel reimbursement …
View details →Deadline: December
The VEX Robotics Competition (run by the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation) is the world's largest robotics competition,…
View details →University of Minnesota
Deadline: February 15, 2026
Up to 25 full-time summer research positions in materials-related science and engineering (chemical/electrical/mechanical engineer…
View details →Deadline: December 1
The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers awards three Presidential Awards to students pursuing tribology and lubricat…
View details →Deadline: February 15
The Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI) offers numerous scholarships for students in the pulp, paper, pac…
View details →Deadline: April 20
The Non-Ferrous Founders' Society awards the $2,500 Mary & Louis Iannettoni Memorial Scholarship to undergraduate students pursuin…
View details →Deadline: Annual season; 2026 World Championship June 25-27, 2026 (Newfoundland, Canada)
An international underwater robotics competition in which K-12, community college, and university students design, build, and pilo…
View details →Deadline: Annual; 2026 National Leadership & Skills Conference June 1-6, 2026 (Atlanta, GA)
A national career and technical education competition where state-winning students compete hands-on in 107 trade, technical, and l…
View details →The American Society for Nondestructive Testing Foundation awards scholarships to undergraduates studying engineering and related …
View details →The Institute of Packaging Professionals awards scholarships to undergraduate students enrolled in packaging science and packaging…
View details →The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (formed from NACE International and SSPC) awards academic scholarships to…
View details →Harvard University (School of Engineering and Applied Sciences)
NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) Research Experience for Undergraduates at Harvard, offering summer r…
View details →Vanderbilt University
A summer REU in nanoscience and nanoengineering at the Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering.…
View details →University of Notre Dame
An engineering summer undergraduate research experience at the University of Notre Dame.…
View details →Scholarships for students pursuing careers in metalcasting and foundry engineering, from the American Foundry Society.…
View details →A scholarship for students in motion-imaging, media technology, and engineering from SMPTE.…
View details →An American Society of Plumbing Engineers scholarship for students in engineering related to plumbing systems.…
View details →An American Society of Highway Engineers national scholarship for students in transportation and highway engineering.…
View details →An underwater robotics competition in which student teams build and pilot remotely operated vehicles.…
View details →A collegiate engineering design competition where student teams build and race formula-style vehicles, organized by SAE Internatio…
View details →A global student engineering competition to design and build ultra-energy-efficient vehicles.…
View details →An AIChE competition in which student teams design and build a chemically powered model car.…
View details →University of Pennsylvania
Deadline: February 1, 2026
An NSF REU hosted by the University of Pennsylvania's Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter, offering summer research…
View details →Auburn University
An Auburn University REU on transport phenomena in engineered materials, providing undergraduate summer research in engineering.…
View details →National GEM Consortium
Deadline: November
Provides opportunities for underrepresented minority students to pursue graduate education in applied science and engineering thro…
View details →National Institute of Standards and Technology
Deadline: December
A NIST fellowship providing graduate and doctoral students full graduate-school tuition, a stipend, and paid internship experience…
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 Link Foundation
Deadline: December
A two-year fellowship of $45,000 per year for doctoral students conducting research that advances the production, storage, distrib…
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.