Scholarships and programs for women in their first four years of college
The largest category in the directory — covering merit scholarships, research internships, and certificate programs for women pursuing STEM bachelor's degrees. Ranges from freshman-year corporate awards to senior-year fellowships that bridge into graduate school.
Deadline: November
A national award recognizing 9th–12th grade women, genderqueer, and non-binary students for their computing achievements and aspir…
View details →Deadline: February
A portfolio of over 330 scholarships totaling more than $1.5 million annually for women pursuing undergraduate and graduate degree…
View details →Deadline: Fall
A scholarship for women in the early stages of a computer science or related technical degree at a US or Canadian university, prov…
View details →Deadline: December
A $10,000 annual scholarship for women pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in computer science or a closely related field a…
View details →Deadline: December
Formerly the Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship, this program awards financial support and community resources to women in com…
View details →Deadline: February
An annual scholarship for female IEEE WIE Student Members who have completed at least two years of undergraduate engineering study…
View details →Deadline: February
The Association for Women in Science offers multiple annual scholarships including the Distinguished Doctoral Research Scholarship…
View details →Deadline: March
A joint scholarship from the Applied Computer Security Associates and CRA-WP providing up to $10,000 for women pursuing bachelor's…
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 →Deadline: Fall
A scholarship for women pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in computer science or a related technical field at an Australi…
View details →Cards Against Humanity
A full-tuition scholarship of up to $20,000 per year for women pursuing undergraduate degrees in STEM at accredited US colleges an…
View details →Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) / FS-ISAC
A scholarship of up to $10,000 for women pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in cybersecurity or information security at ac…
View details →Hyundai
A $10,000 scholarship for women pursuing undergraduate degrees in STEM fields at accredited US colleges or universities, awarded i…
View details →Deadline: April
A $3,000 annual scholarship from The BHW Group for women pursuing undergraduate or master's degrees in science, technology, engine…
View details →Astronaut Scholarship Foundation
Deadline: March
A $15,000 scholarship created by six of the original Mercury 7 astronauts to support outstanding college juniors and seniors in sc…
View details →Deadline: February
Five annual scholarships of $10,000 each awarded to US citizen women pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in optics, photoni…
View details →Society of Exploration Geophysicists Foundation
Deadline: February
Annual scholarships ranging from $500 to $10,000 (average ~$3,600) for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students worldwide…
View details →Deadline: November
Fellowships of $20,000 to $50,000 for women who are not US citizens or permanent residents to pursue full-time graduate or postgra…
View details →Association for Women in Science
Deadline: February
A $2,500 scholarship awarded annually by the Association for Women in Science to an undergraduate woman studying physics, geophysi…
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 →P.E.O. International
Deadline: December
Annual scholarships of up to $12,500 for international women (non-US, non-Canadian citizens) pursuing graduate degrees at accredit…
View details →AnitaB.org
Deadline: Spring
Scholarships awarded by AnitaB.org providing complimentary registration, travel, and hotel support for women and gender-minority s…
View details →National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Deadline: January
A portfolio of annual scholarships from the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution for women pursuing undergraduate…
View details →Iota Sigma Pi
Deadline: February
A $2,000 scholarship awarded annually by Iota Sigma Pi, the national honor society for women in chemistry, to an undergraduate wom…
View details →American Meteorological Society
Deadline: May
A $10,000 scholarship from the American Meteorological Society for undergraduate women in their final year of study in the atmosph…
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 →Zonta International
Deadline: November
Sixteen international awards of $10,000 each, granted biennially by Zonta International to women pursuing graduate-level applied s…
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 →AFCEA Educational Foundation
Deadline: May
Annual scholarships of $2,500 to $5,000 from the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Educational Found…
View details →United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation / Leidos
A $10,000 scholarship from Leidos, administered through the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF), for graduate…
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 →ARCS Foundation
Unrestricted cash grants for academically outstanding graduate and undergraduate students in STEM and biomedical research. Founded…
View details →American Chemical Society
Need- and merit-based scholarship of at least $1,500 for women junior or senior undergraduates majoring in chemistry or a chemistr…
View details →AnitaB.org
Scholarships to attend Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC), the world's largest gathering of women and non-binary technologists. Covers…
View details →AnitaB.org
$15,000 award presented on the mainstage at Grace Hopper Celebration for student women in technology who demonstrate exceptional v…
View details →Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE)
Deadline: September
Up to 500 undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships annually for women and non-binary people in STEM, extended through 2032. Inc…
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 →Association for Women in Science (AWIS)
Up to four awards of $2,000 each for first-generation college students (freshmen through juniors) whose parents or guardians did n…
View details →Association for Women in Science (AWIS)
Up to two awards of $2,500 each for STEM-credentialed professionals returning to careers after being out of the workforce for more…
View details →AWIS / Society of Physics Students
Deadline: March
$2,500 annual award for an exceptional female physics or geoscience undergraduate who excels academically and demonstrates achieve…
View details →Amazon
Deadline: January
$40,000 scholarship (paid over 4 years) for high school seniors from underrepresented and low-income backgrounds planning to study…
View details →Davidson Institute
Deadline: February
Prestigious scholarship for extraordinary young people 18 and under who have completed a significant body of work in STEM (or lite…
View details →NASA MUREP
Deadline: February
Scholarship for undergraduate students at women's colleges and universities pursuing STEM degrees. Provides up to $9,000 academic …
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 →Society of Women Engineers
Deadline: February
Three awards of $1,500 each named for pioneering computer scientist and Navy Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper. For women pursuing …
View details →Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)
Deadline: September
Annual prize recognizing women undergraduates who demonstrate exceptional talent and promise in mathematics. Named after AWM found…
View details →Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)
Deadline: February
Annual biographical essay contest in which students interview a woman or gender-minority mathematician and write about their caree…
View details →National Merit Scholarship Corporation
Deadline: October
A national academic competition based on PSAT/NMSQT performance that provides recognition and undergraduate scholarships. Corporat…
View details →National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Deadline: January
The NOAA Hollings Scholarship provides academically talented undergraduates studying ocean, coastal, atmospheric, and related scie…
View details →Society for Science / Regeneron
Deadline: November
The nation's oldest and most prestigious science research competition for high school seniors, submitting original independent res…
View details →Society for Science / Regeneron
Deadline: March
The world's largest pre-college science competition, bringing together 1,700+ student finalists from 60+ countries who have won af…
View details →Mathematical Association of America
Deadline: April
The pinnacle of the AMC competition series — a two-day, nine-hour proof-based exam for approximately 293 top-scoring US high schoo…
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 →Science Olympiad, Inc.
Deadline: November
The nation's premier team STEM competition with 7,800+ teams across all 50 states competing in 23 science and engineering events a…
View details →Mathematical Association of America
Deadline: November
The nation's leading math competition pipeline for K-12 students, with AMC 8, AMC 10/12, and AIME serving as qualifying rounds for…
View details →American Association of Physics Teachers
Deadline: February
A multi-round competition selecting and training the five-member US team for the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO), progressin…
View details →Center for Excellence in Education
Deadline: February
A three-stage national competition with approximately 10,000 annual participants, selecting four high school students to represent…
View details →American Chemical Society
Deadline: March
Administered by the American Chemical Society, a three-stage competition culminating in a national exam and two-week study camp th…
View details →USA Computing Olympiad
Deadline: January
A free online competitive programming competition offering contests across four divisions (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum) for hig…
View details →Breakthrough Prize Foundation
Deadline: September
An annual global science video competition where high school students create short videos explaining a challenging concept in math…
View details →Association for Women Geoscientists
A portfolio of scholarships and awards from the Association for Women Geoscientists supporting women pursuing education and career…
View details →ISACA Foundation
A global scholarship program from the ISACA Foundation for undergraduate and graduate students worldwide pursuing degrees in IT au…
View details →ASPRS Foundation
American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing scholarship encouraging upper-division undergraduate and graduate students …
View details →American Water Resources Association
Deadline: May 1
Awards at least one $2,000 scholarship each to a full-time undergraduate and graduate American Water Resources Association member …
View details →National Ground Water Association
Deadline: September
Scholarships for full-time undergraduate and graduate students in groundwater-related programs (hydrogeology, water-resource manag…
View details →Deadline: January
An 11-month tuition-free software engineering program for women and gender-expansive adults, covering full-stack web development t…
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 →Microsoft
A 16-week paid apprenticeship program at Microsoft for career-changers with non-traditional backgrounds — including bootcamp gradu…
View details →Apple
An immersive one-week program at Apple headquarters for app-driven organizations founded or led by women, offering access to Apple…
View details →A five-week residential research program for high school juniors with tracks in astrophysics, biochemistry, bacterial genomics, an…
View details →Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A cost-free six-week summer program at MIT, run by the Center for Excellence in Education, bringing together about 100 top high sc…
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 continually updated directory of paid employer return-to-work programs (returnships) worldwide, many in STEM and technology, for…
View details →Boston University
Deadline: February
A six-week residential summer program at Boston University encouraging strongly motivated high school students (ages 14-18) to exp…
View details →Ross Mathematics Foundation
A six-week intensive residential summer program designed to encourage motivated pre-college students to explore mathematics throug…
View details →Mathematics Foundation of America
Deadline: February
A five-week academic summer program for mathematically talented middle and high school students (ages 13-18) from around the world…
View details →A free five-week summer program from Jane Street for graduating high school seniors who have faced barriers to advanced STEM educa…
View details →Amazon
A return-to-work program for women who have taken a career break of 12 months or more and are re-entering the workforce, including…
View details →Apprenti is a nationally recognized, U.S. Department of Labor-registered tech apprenticeship program that places candidates into r…
View details →reacHIRE runs return-to-work programs that place professionals coming off a career break directly into paid roles at partner emplo…
View details →Multiverse delivers employer-based apprenticeships in software engineering, data, and AI, where apprentices learn on the job in a …
View details →Audible
A paid full-time returnship at Audible for experienced professionals re-entering the workforce after a caregiving break, spanning …
View details →Cisco
Cisco's supported hiring program (Rejoin) for technical professionals in India and Australia returning after a career break of at …
View details →AnitaB.org
A paid, hands-on apprenticeship from AnitaB.org helping people from underrepresented groups enter tech careers, with a high full-t…
View details →Deadline: February
A summer research program matching undergraduate women and underrepresented students with faculty mentors at research universities…
View details →CERN
Deadline: January
A prestigious international program at CERN in Geneva inviting undergraduate students in physics, computing, engineering, and math…
View details →U.S. Department of Energy
A nationally competitive program placing undergraduate students at DOE national laboratories to conduct research alongside world-c…
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 →A $10,000 annual scholarship for women pursuing undergraduate or graduate computer science degrees at accredited US or Canadian un…
View details →A paid summer software engineering internship at Google designed for first- and second-year undergraduate students from groups his…
View details →Microsoft
A $5,000 scholarship for undergraduate women enrolled in accredited four-year colleges or universities in the US pursuing STEM deg…
View details →California Institute of Technology
A 10-week summer research program at Caltech for undergraduate students from groups historically underrepresented in STEM, includi…
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 →Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation
The premier undergraduate scholarship in the US for students pursuing research careers in natural sciences, mathematics, and engin…
View details →Intel
A scholarship of €3,000 for women enrolled in undergraduate engineering or computer science programs at Irish universities, paired…
View details →A €7,000 scholarship for women pursuing undergraduate or graduate computer science degrees at accredited universities in Europe, t…
View details →CRA-WP (Computing Research Association Widening Participation)
Deadline: January
Ten-week funded summer research placement pairing undergraduates with faculty mentors at computing departments across the U.S., wi…
View details →Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation
Deadline: January
The premier US undergraduate award for students pursuing research careers in natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering. Award…
View details →Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Deadline: September
A highly selective full scholarship for exceptional, Pell-eligible minority high school seniors intending to pursue any four-year …
View details →Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Deadline: November
One of the largest private US scholarships, awarded to high-achieving high school seniors with financial need. Awards up to $40,00…
View details →Astronaut Scholarship Foundation
Deadline: April
Awarded to exceptional US college juniors and seniors pursuing STEM degrees with the intention of advancing research or their fiel…
View details →National Science Foundation
Deadline: January
NSF REU Sites place undergraduates in intensive summer research projects across all STEM disciplines at US universities and nation…
View details →U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science
Deadline: October
DOE CCI offers community college students 10-week paid internships at one of 17 DOE national laboratories, providing hands-on tech…
View details →National Institutes of Health
Deadline: March
The NIH SIP provides undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, graduate, and medical students with hands-on research experience at NIH's …
View details →NASA
Deadline: Rolling
NASA offers competitive paid internships across all NASA centers for college students pursuing STEM majors, with 10-week summer se…
View details →National Institute of Standards and Technology
Deadline: February
NIST SURF places undergraduates in 9- or 11-week paid summer research at NIST labs in Gaithersburg MD or Boulder CO, working along…
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 →Oak Ridge National Laboratory / ORISE
Deadline: Rolling
ORISE administers competitive paid research internships and fellowships for undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral re…
View details →Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Deadline: Varies by institution
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute supports undergraduate research through institutional grants to universities, enabling student…
View details →U.S. Department of Defense
Deadline: December
The DOD SMART Scholarship provides full tuition, generous annual stipend, and summer research internships to undergraduates and gr…
View details →Deadline: April
A global program where Google awards stipends to contributors to spend a summer working on open source software projects mentored …
View details →Microsoft
Deadline: October
A 12-week summer internship at Microsoft for first- and second-year undergraduates to explore careers in software engineering and …
View details →Amazon
Deadline: September
Amazon's summer SDE internship places undergraduate and graduate students on engineering teams across AWS, retail, and other busin…
View details →Apple
Deadline: December
Apple offers paid internships across hardware engineering, software engineering, machine learning, and design for undergraduate an…
View details →IBM
Deadline: April
A free virtual skills-building program for undergraduates providing exposure to IBM technology, career paths, and culture through …
View details →Jane Street
Deadline: November
Highly competitive paid internships in software engineering, trading, research, and quantitative finance, providing deep exposure …
View details →Citadel / Correlation One
Deadline: Rolling
A series of data science competitions hosted by Citadel and Correlation One, open to university students globally, where teams sol…
View details →ICPC Foundation
Deadline: October
The world's largest and most prestigious collegiate programming contest, where teams of three undergraduates compete in regional c…
View details →Mathematical Association of America
Deadline: December
The most prestigious undergraduate mathematics competition in North America, featuring a notoriously difficult six-hour proof-base…
View details →Meta
Deadline: September
An annual international online programming competition hosted by Meta since 2011, where participants solve algorithmic problems ac…
View details →NASA
Deadline: October
NASA's annual two-day international hackathon challenging participants of all skill levels to solve real-world problems using NASA…
View details →An NSF-funded scholarship providing up to three years of full tuition plus an annual stipend ($27,000 undergraduate, $37,000 gradu…
View details →Scholarships from the American Indian Science and Engineering Society for full-time students pursuing STEM degrees who are enrolle…
View details →The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers' scholarship program, awarding $500-$25,000 per year to high school seniors, underg…
View details →An undergraduate summer research program in science and biotechnology funded by the Amgen Foundation, placing students in hands-on…
View details →Canada's premier undergraduate STEM entrance awards, granting 100 scholarships each year across 20 Canadian partner universities t…
View details →Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
A 10-week summer research program bringing roughly 20 sophomore and junior undergraduates to CSHL to conduct mentored research in …
View details →A summer research program from The Leadership Alliance consortium that matches undergraduates with faculty mentors at member resea…
View details →Scholarships from the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) for high-achieving college students pursuing e…
View details →A National Science Foundation program funding scholarships for academically talented, low-income students pursuing associate, bacc…
View details →A 15-month mentored undergraduate research experience in chemistry, biological sciences, and interdisciplinary combinations, funde…
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 →U.S. Department of Defense
Deadline: February
A Department of Defense scholarship-for-service program (formerly CySP) for rising junior and senior undergraduates and graduate s…
View details →National Security Agency
Deadline: October
An NSA work-study scholarship for graduating high school seniors planning to major in computer science, computer engineering, or e…
View details →Udall Foundation
Deadline: March
A federally funded scholarship recognizing college sophomores and juniors committed to careers related to the environment, Tribal …
View details →American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Deadline: January
The AIAA Foundation awards roughly 30 scholarships each year, ranging from $500 to $10,000, to college sophomores, juniors, and se…
View details →American Physical Society
Deadline: February
Established in 1980, this American Physical Society scholarship supports African American, Hispanic American, and Native American …
View details →American Chemical Society
Deadline: March
An American Chemical Society program providing renewable scholarships of $1,000 to $5,000 per year to undergraduates from groups h…
View details →Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Deadline: February
A 10-to-12-week summer research fellowship at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for undergraduates who have completed their…
View details →The Jackson Laboratory
Deadline: January
A 10-week mentored research program at The Jackson Laboratory (Bar Harbor, Maine and Farmington, Connecticut campuses) for undergr…
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 →National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Deadline: February
A 10-to-12-week summer research program, running since 1959, in which undergraduates and graduating seniors conduct radio-astronom…
View details →St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Deadline: February
An NIH/NCI-funded summer internship in laboratory or clinical research at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis for stu…
View details →Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Deadline: January
A 12-week paid summer internship at Fermilab for undergraduate sophomores and juniors majoring in physics, engineering (mechanical…
View details →Vertical Flight Society
Merit-based scholarships of $4,000 to $6,000 awarded annually by the Vertical Flight Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Vert…
View details →Matthew Isakowitz Foundation
Deadline: November
An annual award presented by the Commercial Space Federation in partnership with the Matthew Isakowitz Foundation Programs, suppor…
View details →Patti Grace Smith Fellowship
An award-winning fellowship that gives extraordinary undergraduates their first work experience in the aerospace industry, pairing…
View details →California Institute of Technology
A ten-week summer research program inviting undergraduates in physics, astronomy, and engineering from any institution to advance …
View details →SETI Institute
Deadline: February
A ten-week summer Research Experience for Undergraduates in which students work with scientists at the SETI Institute and nearby N…
View details →HHMI Janelia Research Campus
A ten-week summer research internship at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus in Ashburn, Virginia, for w…
View details →Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Deadline: February
A ten-week NSF-funded summer research program at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian in Cambridge, MA, pairing und…
View details →MIT Haystack Observatory
An NSF-funded summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates program at MIT Haystack Observatory in Westford, MA, spanning radio a…
View details →Maria Mitchell Association
An NSF-funded summer astronomy and astrophysics REU on Nantucket, MA, hosted by the Maria Mitchell Association. Six undergraduates…
View details →U.S. Geological Survey
One of the longest continuously running science internship programs in the United States (since 1965), administered by the U.S. Ge…
View details →Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Deadline: January
A ten-week NSF-funded summer REU at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC, pairing undergraduates w…
View details →U.S. Department of Agriculture
Deadline: March
A USDA scholarship for U.S. citizens pursuing a bachelor's degree at one of the nineteen 1890 land-grant universities in agricultu…
View details →The Actuarial Foundation
Deadline: February
A renewable scholarship from The Actuarial Foundation supporting high school seniors pursuing careers in mathematics and the actua…
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 →NASA
NASA's federal internship program that develops future civil servants across engineering, science, technology, and business discip…
View details →Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Deadline: January
An intensive nine-week summer research opportunity for undergraduates majoring in the physical, biological, or computer sciences, …
View details →Rutgers University
An eight-week summer Research Experience for Undergraduates run by the Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Sc…
View details →SLMath (formerly MSRI)
Deadline: February
A six-week summer mathematics research program at SLMath (formerly MSRI) in Berkeley for undergraduates who have completed two yea…
View details →Deadline: March
A suite of merit- and leadership-based scholarships from the Society of Physics Students for undergraduate physics and astronomy m…
View details →Scholarships from the Optica Foundation (formerly OSA) supporting undergraduate and master's students studying optics, photonics, …
View details →Deadline: March
Engineering scholarships from SAE International for students entering or enrolled in ABET-accredited STEM programs. The flagship S…
View details →Deadline: January
A federal scholarship from the Defense Language and National Security Education Office funding U.S. undergraduates to study less c…
View details →Deadline: December
A fully funded 10-week summer research internship within the Novartis Biomedical Research division for undergraduate students with…
View details →Merit- and need-based scholarships from the ISC2 Center for Cyber Safety and Education for undergraduate students pursuing degrees…
View details →Georgia Institute of Technology & Georgia State University
Deadline: February 19
A 10-week NSF-funded summer research program giving undergraduates hands-on experience with human neuroscience techniques such as …
View details →The Ecological Society of America's flagship undergraduate program to diversify and advance the ecology profession. Offers mentore…
View details →Scholarships from the American Meteorological Society for undergraduates pursuing degrees in the atmospheric, oceanic, and hydrolo…
View details →Marine Biological Laboratory
An intensive 9-to-10-week NSF REU at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole for undergraduates pursuing careers in the lif…
View details →A scholarship from Google, in partnership with Lime Connect, for students with visible or invisible disabilities pursuing a degree…
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 →Deadline: February
The American Institute of Professional Geologists awards up to ten scholarships of $1,000-$3,000 each to declared undergraduate ge…
View details →The AAPG Foundation provides eligible undergraduate geoscience students with a one-time $3,000 grant to help cover the cost of att…
View details →University of Washington
Deadline: February
A 10-week NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates at the University of Washington in Seattle, offering hands-on research…
View details →Chicago Quantum Exchange
Deadline: February
A 10-week residential summer research fellowship run by the Chicago Quantum Exchange placing undergraduates in Quantum Information…
View details →The American Society of Civil Engineers administers a range of national scholarships for undergraduate civil engineering students,…
View details →Deadline: March
The Institute of Food Technologists, through its Feeding Tomorrow Fund, awards academic scholarships annually to students pursuing…
View details →University of Virginia
An NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates at the University of Virginia focused on systems biology and biomedical data …
View details →Deadline: February
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 →Stanford University
Deadline: February
An eight-week summer program in which high school juniors and seniors perform hands-on biomedical research with Stanford faculty a…
View details →Stony Brook University
Deadline: February
A highly selective summer program in which academically talented high school juniors conduct hands-on research in science, math, o…
View details →George Mason University
Deadline: February
A nationally recognized eight-week summer research internship at George Mason University for high school and undergraduate student…
View details →Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
An eight-week summer research program run by SIAM and funded by the Simons Foundation, establishing five sites across the United S…
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 →IEEE Computer Society
Deadline: October
An academic excellence award co-sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society and the Upsilon Pi Epsilon computing honor society, giving …
View details →California Institute of Technology
Deadline: February
A ten-week summer research program, running since 1979, in which undergraduates conduct a mentored research project with a Caltech…
View details →Space Telescope Science Institute
Deadline: January
A summer program at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore that employs about a dozen undergraduates each year to work…
View details →Lunar and Planetary Institute (USRA)
Deadline: December
A ten-week summer research internship operated by the Universities Space Research Association at the Lunar and Planetary Institute…
View details →Princeton University
Deadline: January
An NSF MRSEC-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates in materials science at Princeton, where students work on a mentored re…
View details →National Center for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
Deadline: January
A paid summer internship at the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, giving undergraduate and gradua…
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 →Since 1922, Sigma Xi's GIAR program has funded student-designed research projects across all STEM disciplines for both undergradua…
View details →The American Institute of Chemical Engineers grants these national scholarships to AIChE undergraduate student members for outstan…
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 →University of California
A two-year University of California system program preparing upper-division STEM undergraduates for doctoral study. Scholars compl…
View details →Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
An intensive nine-week biomedical research internship for undergraduates entering their final year of study, based in Seattle. Int…
View details →Scripps Research
A ten-week summer research internship at Scripps Research in La Jolla, California, placing undergraduates in one of the institute'…
View details →Salk Institute for Biological Studies
A fully funded nine-week biomedical research fellowship at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California, open to rising juniors and …
View details →Stowers Institute for Medical Research
An eight-week full-time research internship at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City, where undergraduates wor…
View details →Van Andel Institute
A ten-week paid summer internship in basic biomedical research at the Van Andel Institute in Grand Rapids, Michigan, exploring dis…
View details →BIOS, Arizona State University
An NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates program in ocean and marine sciences at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Scien…
View details →Carnegie Mellon University / Johns Hopkins University
A full-time summer fellowship training undergraduate and graduate students to apply machine learning and data science to social-im…
View details →The Homeland Security Professional Opportunities for Student Workforce to Experience Research (HS-POWER) program, sponsored by the…
View details →The American Heart Association's Supporting Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE) program is an 8-to-10-week summer research e…
View details →Administered by ORISE, this program provides students, recent graduates, and university faculty with mentored research appointment…
View details →SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
A paid summer internship at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source, where undergraduates work with staff scientists on X-ray free-elec…
View details →Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
A paid summer research internship at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory placing undergraduates on fusion-energy and plasma-sc…
View details →Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
A paid internship at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory focused on the operational, technical, and engineering-support side of ru…
View details →Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
A summer honors program at Jefferson Lab giving high-achieving high-school students hands-on experience in nuclear and accelerator…
View details →Old Dominion University / Jefferson Lab
Deadline: February 21
An NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates run jointly by Old Dominion University and Jefferson Lab, placing students on…
View details →Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
A 12-week paid summer internship at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in dat…
View details →Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
A paid summer internship at LLNL's National Ignition Facility and Photon Science directorate, placing undergraduate and graduate s…
View details →Argonne National Laboratory
A paid Argonne National Laboratory program that helps undergraduates from a range of backgrounds transition into hands-on research…
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 →Scholarships from the National Society of Professional Surveyors and the American Association for Geodetic Surveying for students …
View details →An American Ceramic Society scholarship, administered via the Material Advantage program, supporting undergraduates studying ceram…
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 →Marine Technology Society scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing marine-technology, ocean-engineering, and …
View details →An American Society for Horticultural Science award recognizing outstanding undergraduate students pursuing horticultural science.…
View details →Deadline: March 31
A NASA-affiliated Illinois Space Grant Consortium scholarship supporting undergraduates at member Illinois institutions who are pu…
View details →A paid summer internship at Hudson River Trading for second-year undergraduates that rotates participants through the Algorithm De…
View details →A paid trading internship at the market-making firm Optiver, offering hands-on training in options theory and live-market simulati…
View details →University of Michigan (Rackham Graduate School)
Deadline: January 28
A funded summer research program at the University of Michigan pairing undergraduates with faculty mentors across STEM and other d…
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 →Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science
Deadline: February 3
A 10-week paid summer research fellowship at Mayo Clinic for undergraduates interested in biomedical research careers, with a stip…
View details →The Rockefeller University
Deadline: February 1
A 10-week paid summer research fellowship at The Rockefeller University (the Chemers Neustein SURF) for college sophomores and jun…
View details →Baylor College of Medicine
A paid summer research training program at Baylor College of Medicine giving undergraduates mentored biomedical research experienc…
View details →Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Deadline: March 1
A summer research program at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine offering undergraduates mentored cell-biology and biomedical res…
View details →University of Notre Dame
Deadline: February 16
An NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates at the University of Notre Dame placing students on physics and astronomy res…
View details →Northern Arizona University
Deadline: February 1
An NSF-funded REU at Northern Arizona University in astronomy and planetary science, giving undergraduates mentored research and a…
View details →University of Pennsylvania
Deadline: January 15
An NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates in the University of Pennsylvania's chemistry department, offering mentored r…
View details →Johns Hopkins University (Institute for NanoBioTechnology)
An NSF-funded REU at the Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology in nanotechnology for biology and bioengineering, with ment…
View details →Georgia Institute of Technology
Deadline: February 27
An NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates in the Georgia Tech School of Physics, placing students on research across co…
View details →University of Florida
Deadline: February 1
An NSF-funded astronomy Research Experience for Undergraduates at the University of Florida, with mentored research, a stipend, an…
View details →University of Wisconsin-Madison
Deadline: February 15
An NSF-funded astronomy Research Experience for Undergraduates at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, offering mentored research …
View details →University of Texas at Austin
Deadline: February 9
An NSF materials-research-center REU at UT Austin's Center for Dynamics and Control of Materials, placing undergraduates on materi…
View details →Duke / NC State / UNC / NC A&T / UNC Charlotte
Deadline: February 1
An NSF Engineering Research Center REU across North Carolina universities focused on precision microbiome engineering, giving unde…
View details →Ohio State University
Deadline: February 19
An NSF materials-research-center REU at Ohio State's Center for Emergent Materials, placing undergraduates on condensed-matter and…
View details →Ohio State University
Deadline: February 27
An NSF-funded REU run through Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory on Lake Erie, giving undergraduates mentored aquatic and environ…
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 →University of Washington (Friday Harbor Laboratories)
Deadline: February 15
An NSF-funded REU at the University of Washington's Friday Harbor Laboratories offering undergraduates mentored marine and organis…
View details →University of Washington
Deadline: January 23
A nine-week paid summer internship through the UW Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies, placing undergr…
View details →University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
An NSF-funded REU at UNC Chapel Hill (Multidisciplinary and Engaged Approaches to Development and Adaptation across the Lifespan) …
View details →A scholarship from the AAMI Foundation supporting students pursuing careers in healthcare technology management (HTM) and biomedic…
View details →The American Institute of Chemists recognizes outstanding graduating students in chemistry, chemical engineering, and biochemistry…
View details →A scholarship from the Texas Space Grant Consortium honoring the STS-107 Columbia crew, awarded to undergraduates at member instit…
View details →A New York State award covering full SUNY/CUNY tuition for top-10% high-school graduates who pursue an approved STEM degree and ag…
View details →The American Pharmacists Association Foundation offers scholarships recognizing pharmacy students for academic achievement and con…
View details →A scholarship from INFORMS supporting undergraduates in operations research, management science, and analytics, including funded a…
View details →An annual grant from the AAPG Foundation supporting undergraduate geology and geoscience students who are members of the American …
View details →Brown University
A nine-week fully funded NSF REU at Brown University where undergraduates conduct research at the intersection of artificial intel…
View details →University of North Carolina at Charlotte
An NSF REU at UNC Charlotte engaging undergraduates in research on secure, intelligent, and connected computing systems.…
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 →Rice University
Deadline: March 1, 2026
A ten-week NSF REU at Rice University offering undergraduates research projects in atomic physics, quantum optics, nanophotonics, …
View details →University of Arizona
Deadline: February 14, 2026
An REU hosted by the NSF Center for Quantum Networks at the University of Arizona, engaging undergraduates in quantum networking a…
View details →University of California, San Diego
An NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center REU at UC San Diego offering undergraduates mentored research in advanced…
View details →Syracuse University
Deadline: February 15, 2026
An NSF-funded chemistry REU at Syracuse University providing undergraduates with mentored summer research across sub-disciplines o…
View details →University of Arkansas
Deadline: March 15, 2026
An NSF REU in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Arkansas offering undergraduates a funded summer r…
View details →University of Delaware
Deadline: February 17, 2026
An NSF REU at the University of Delaware's College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment placing undergraduates in mentored marine and …
View details →Florida International University
Deadline: February 3, 2026
An NSF REU at Florida International University focused on coastal ecosystems from the Everglades to coral reefs, giving undergradu…
View details →Indiana University Bloomington
Deadline: February 1, 2026
An NSF-funded summer mathematics REU at Indiana University Bloomington where undergraduates work on research projects under facult…
View details →University of North Dakota
Deadline: March 15, 2026
An NSF REU at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine engaging undergraduates in biomedical research on gene-environment…
View details →Louisiana State University
Deadline: February 1, 2026
An NSF REU in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Louisiana State University offering undergraduates mentored research in p…
View details →U.S. Department of Energy
Deadline: Regional competitions begin January
U.S. Department of Energy fast-paced buzzer academic competition testing middle and high school teams across biology, chemistry, E…
View details →U.S. Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP)
Free U.S. Army-sponsored (AEOP) virtual STEM competition for grades 6-9 where teams identify a community problem and solve it via …
View details →Air & Space Forces Association
Deadline: Registration deadline October 1
Air & Space Forces Association program in which middle and high school teams act as newly hired IT staff securing virtual networks…
View details →U.S. House of Representatives
Deadline: October
Nationwide coding competition hosted by Members of the U.S. House of Representatives for middle and high school students, who buil…
View details →Samsung
National STEM contest for U.S. public-school students in grades 6-12 to develop a project using STEM to address a community issue;…
View details →Carnegie Mellon University CyLab
Free Carnegie Mellon CyLab capture-the-flag cybersecurity competition for participants aged 13+ covering cryptography, web exploit…
View details →Center for Ocean Leadership
Deadline: Regionals typically February-March
National high school buzzer competition on ocean sciences (biology, chemistry, physics, geology, policy) run by the Center for Oce…
View details →National Conservation Foundation
Deadline: International competition in July
North America's largest high school environmental competition; teams are tested in aquatic ecology, forestry, soils and land use, …
View details →Cyber Skyline / National Cyber League
Deadline: Fall season registration August-October
Puzzle-based, capture-the-flag cybersecurity competition and learning community for high school, college and bootcamp students to …
View details →Stony Brook University
Selective seven-week residential high school research program at Stony Brook University focused on materials science and polymer c…
View details →Texas Tech University
Deadline: Applications January-February
Intensive seven-week summer research program at Texas Tech for 12 rising high school seniors and recent graduates across STEM and …
View details →Boston University
Deadline: February
Six-week summer program for rising high school seniors to conduct university laboratory research (Internship track) or structured …
View details →American Statistical Association
Deadline: Spring (host-site dependent)
American Statistical Association 48-hour data-analysis competition where undergraduate teams analyze a large, rich, real-world dat…
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 →American Society of Agronomy / CSSA / SSSA
Deadline: March 24
Scholarship for undergraduate ASA/CSSA/SSSA student members pursuing careers in agronomic, crop or soil science, awarded to merito…
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 →Society of American Foresters
Deadline: May 15
Society of American Foresters scholarships from the Thomas Hill Jr. Education and Opportunity Fund to offset expenses for SAF stud…
View details →Rice University
Eight-week NSF-funded summer REU at Rice University applying psychological science to real-world problems, with faculty-mentored r…
View details →West Virginia University
Nine-week NSF REU in the WVU Department of Psychology with a stipend plus lodging, food and travel, conducting behavioral-science …
View details →University of Arizona
Deadline: March 1
Ten-week NSF REU at Biosphere 2 in earth and environmental systems science, with a stipend plus housing, food and travel.…
View details →Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation
Deadline: January 30
NSF REU site in conservation biology and endangered-species research at the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation, offering rou…
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 →University of Texas at Austin
Deadline: April 1
NSF REU at the Texas Advanced Computing Center in high-performance computing, AI, data-intensive computing and visualization.…
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 →Mississippi State University
Deadline: February 15
Ten-week NSF REU in renewable energy, environmental chemistry and sustainable materials, providing a stipend plus housing, meals a…
View details →University of Nevada, Reno
Ten-week NSF REU in human-robot interaction and collaborative autonomous systems for hospital, clinic, home and infrastructure set…
View details →Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Deadline: February 15
Paid research internships and NSF REU site (since 2001) in environmental chemistry, marine and estuarine ecology, molecular ecolog…
View details →Texas A&M University
Deadline: February 19
NSF REU themed 'Reimagining the Chemical Heartland,' providing a stipend plus housing, meals, travel and conference funding for un…
View details →University of Utah
Deadline: February 19
NSF REU in experimental and computational study of materials and bio-molecular systems, providing a stipend plus housing and trave…
View details →Los Alamos National Laboratory
Mentored research internships across technical and scientific fields (physics, computing, engineering and more) at Los Alamos Nati…
View details →University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Deadline: February 13
NSF REU in RNA and genome biology, bioinformatics and computational genomics at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus…
View details →Princeton University
NSF REU training site providing computational-biology research experience, with a focus on supporting formerly incarcerated underg…
View details →Top awards include the SWE Scholarship Program (260+ awards, $1,500–$20,000), Generation Google Scholarship ($10,000), Palantir Scholarship for Women in Technology ($7,000), Barry Goldwater Scholarship (research-focused, $7,500/year), and the NSF REU programs (paid summer research). Most require sophomore or junior standing.
Yes — the DOE Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) place students at national labs with a $600+/week stipend. Caltech WAVE Fellows Program provides $6,000 for 10 weeks. Most require US citizenship or permanent residency. Many universities also run their own paid REU programs.
Sophomore year is the sweet spot for most major awards — you have a GPA record but still have time ahead. SWE scholarships open in December each year. Google and corporate awards typically open in the fall semester. Set calendar reminders: the majority of undergrad deadlines fall between November and February.
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