SWE Rocky Mountain Section College Scholarship Grant

SWE Rocky Mountain Section College Scholarship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Society of Women Engineers
Amount: More than US $1,000
Last Updated: November 13, 2025

Summary

The SWE Rocky Mountain Section College Scholarship provides financial support for women pursuing degrees in ABET accredited engineering, computing, or engineering technology programs in Colorado and Wyoming. Three scholarships, each with a minimum value of $1,000, are awarded annually. Eligible applicants must identify as women, maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and be enrolled in an eligible program. This initiative honors pioneering women engineers and aims to encourage the next generation of female leaders in STEM.

Overview

RMS Scholarship Awards SWE Rocky Mountain Section awards scholarships to graduating high school seniors and to continuing or re-entering collegiates from our endowments. Rocky Mountain Section College Scholarship RMS is pleased to announce a local scholarship program for women majoring in ABET accredited engineering, computing, or engineering technology programs in Colorado and Wyoming. Each year we present three (3) endowed scholarships in the names of Lottye Miner, Dorolyn Lines, and the Pioneer Scholarship in memory of three pioneering women engineering graduates of the University of Colorado: Hilda Counts Edgecomb, Elsie Eaves, and Lou Alta Melton Merrill. The Dorolyn Lines Scholarship Dorolyn Lines was one of the charter members of the Denver Section of SWE. Her tireless efforts helped the Section become dynamic and prosperous, evolving into today’s Rocky Mountain Section. The Lottye Miner Scholarship Lottye Miner joined SWE in 1956 and was one of the early Life Members – the first from the Rocky Mountain Section. The Pioneer Scholarship The Pioneer Scholarship was established in memory of three pioneering women engineering graduates of the University of Colorado at Boulder: Hilda Counts Edgecomb (1919), Elsie Eaves (1920) and Lou Alta Melton Merrill (1920). They established the American Society of Women Engineers and Architects, a forerunner of SWE. SWE RMS also awards at least three scholarships for students graduating from high school and entering college to study engineering or computer science. One scholarship is typically awarded to a student from a small, more rural school. General Three scholarships ($1,000 minimum) are available. Awardees will be invited to an awards event. All scholarship recipients will be notified in April. Non-recipients will typically not be notified.No restrictions are placed on applicants with respect to other scholarships, including other SWE scholarships, unless the other scholarships provide full funding.Scholarship recipients must provide their student ID number upon request, for disbursal of funds to the university.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Students studying engineering, computing, or engineering technology, including re-entry students and those pursuing a graduate degree, are eligible. To be eligible, applicants must meet the following qualifications:Applicant must identify as a woman and be enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student in an ABET accredited engineering, computing, or engineering technology program (see www.abet.org/ for a list of eligible schools and majors) in Colorado or Wyoming (excluding zip codes 80800-81599, which apply via the SWE Pikes Peak Section).Applicant must have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.Applicant must be able to accept the scholarship for the academic year starting in the Fall of 2025.

Ineligibility

Applicant must not already be receiving full funding from another organization(s).