The Scholarship Application period for 2020 is now closed.

Please revisit this page in January of 2021 for next year's scholarship applications.

This year, the SWE Chicago Regional Section will be awarding two different types of scholarships: 
  1. Three to five scholarships will be awarded to graduating high school seniors who are pursuing a degree in engineering or computer science
  2. One scholarship will be awarded to a current student studying engineering or computer science at an accredited college or university

Read below to see if you fit the necessary qualifications, and apply using the linked form. Also, please note that scholarship recipients and one guest are expected to attend the Awards Reception to be held on the evening of Thursday, July 30, 2020 in the Chicago-land area.

​Thank you for your interest in our program, and good luck!
 
Emily Koss
Scholarship Committee Chair
E-mail for questions and comments: swechicagoscholarship@gmail.com

Scholarship for Graduating High School Seniors

Qualifications:
  • The applicant must be a female.
  • The applicant's home must be in a zip code with these three numbers as the first three digits:  IL 600-608, 610-611, and 613; IN 463-466.
  • For the Fall 2020 semester, the applicant must be a freshman, re-entry or transfer student accepted into an engineering or computer science program at an accredited college or university.
  • The applicant's unweighted grade point average must be a 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale.  All schools on a 5.0 scale must recalculate the student's GPA on a 4.0 scale.  If transcripts with weighted GPAs are submitted, your application will not be scored.  Make sure your school submits transcripts with unweighted GPAs.
  • School transcripts must be sent by your school.  School officials can submit transcripts via e-mail as a .pdf or docufide to: SWE Scholarship Committee at swechicagoscholarship@gmail.com
 
 
Applications must be submitted by May 15, 2020 by 11:59pm (CST). 
  • Letters of recommendation can be submitted by .pdf file to swechicagoscholarship@gmail.com by May 15, 2020.  Do not submit more than two (2) letters of recommendation.  Only two will be submitted to judges.
  • Scholarship winners will be notified via telephone in late May, all other applications will receive an email indicating selection has been completed. 
  • Winners will be required to provide proof of enrollment into an engineering program at an accredited university.
  • Winners will be required to submit their Fall 2020 tuition bill.  The Fall 2020 class schedule must be dated after September 4th (after classes begin) and is due before October 31, 2020.
  • Scholarship recipients and one guest are expected to attend the Awards Reception to be held on Thursday, July 30, 2020.

Wendy Landwehr Scholarship for Current Engineering Students

Qualifications:
  • The applicant must be a female.
  • The applicant's home address must be in a zip code with these three numbers as the first three digits:  IL 600-608, 610-611, and 613; IN 463-466.
  • Applicant must be a current college student accepted into an engineering or computer science program at an accredited college or university.
  • The applicant's unweighted grade point average must be a 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale.  All schools on a 5.0 scale must recalculate the student's GPA on a 4.0 scale.  If transcripts with weighted GPAs are submitted, your application will not be scored.  Make sure your school submits transcripts with unweighted GPAs.
  • School Transcripts must be sent by your school.  School Officials can submit Transcripts via e-mail as a .pdf or docufide to: SWE Scholarship Committee at swechicagoscholarship@gmail.com
 
 
Applications must be submitted by May 15, 2020 by 11:59pm (CST). 
  • Letters of recommendation can be submitted by .pdf file to swechicagoscholarship@gmail.com by May 15, 2020.  Do not submit more than two (2) letters of recommendation.  Only two will be submitted to judges.
  • Scholarship winners will be notified via telephone in late May, all other applications will receive an email indicating selection has been completed. 
  • Winners will be required to provide proof of enrollment into an engineering program at an accredited university.
  • Winners will be required to submit their most recent tuition bill and class schedule from their most recent semester.
  • Scholarship recipient and one guest are expected to attend the Awards Reception to be held on Thursday, July 30, 2020.
For national SWE Scholarships, please visit the link here. ​

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