SWE–OC Endowed Student Scholarship Grant

The SWE–OC Endowed Student Scholarship, established by the Society of Women Engineers Orange County Section, provides a $1,250 award to support women pursuing engineering degrees at California universities. Launched in 2021, it recognizes academic excellence, work experience, community involvement, and leadership potential. Eligible applicants must identify as female, be high school seniors in the Orange County area, and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher. The scholarship recipients will be honored at the SWE-OC Professional Development Conference in May.

Orange County Section Scholarship
The SWE Orange County Section (SWE OC) was originally part of the SWE Los Angeles Section. In the early 1980s, the Los Angeles section had more than 400 members and was the largest section in the US. Before SWE regions were dissolved, SWE OC hosted the Region B conference in Anaheim, CA. The residual funds from hosting the conference along with funds from region dissolution helped SWE OC to endow a scholarship in its name awarded for the first time in the fall of 2021. The SWE OC Scholarship supports women, SWE members studying engineering at California universities within the boundary of SWE OC.
SWE-OC will award one Endowed Student Scholarship in the amount of $1,250.
Evaluation will be based on academic performance, work experience, community involvement, letter of recommendation, and evidence of leadership, motivation, character, and plans to pursue a career in engineering. The recipients of each scholarship will be announced & celebrated at the SWE-OC Professional Development Conference held in May.

Eligibility

The minimum criteria for selection are as follows: Identify as a FemaleMust be a high school senior at a High School in the Orange County area of Southern California GPA of 3.0 or higherPlans to pursue a degree in engineering, engineering technology, or computer scienceAvailable to applicants in California only.