In 1960, women made up almost 38 percent of the college enrollment. Today, female students outnumber their male counterparts (at 56 percent), and are projected to outpace male enrollment growth into 2026, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
Since women represent over half of enrollment and the cost of higher education is at an all time high, the need for financial assistance is a familiar concept for millions. Fortunately there are thousands of scholarships and fellowships catered to women, so the cost of college shouldn’t deter anyone from earning an undergraduate or graduate degree.
To learn more about how you can pay for college, follow this guide and use our interactive tool to sort through the scholarship opportunities for women that you qualify for. But first, let’s not forget how far women have come since the 19th century beginning with the first coeducational college in the U.S., Oberlin College.
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Scholarships and student loans impact the success of American female leaders who have contributed to technological and medical advances, economic progress, the prosperity of our country and more. The former First Lady, Michelle Obama, partly attributes her success to the help of scholarships and financial aid, based on a speech given by former President Barack Obama:
“Michelle and I, we're only where we are today because scholarships and student loans gave us a shot at a great education.
— Barack Obama, 44th U.S. President
It doesn’t matter who you are or where you came from, there are many opportunities available to help you pay for college—find the combination that works best for you.
There are thousands of scholarships for women, which are awarded by local organizations, private companies, societies and more.
Grants don’t need to be paid back and are based on your financial circumstances. They are usually funded by the federal government, your state or college.
While scholarships usually fund tuition, fellowships typically cover graduate study, research projects and abroad experiences without needing to be paid back.
You can borrow money from the government or a bank, but it needs to be paid back with interest. The federal government offers many loan options—fill out the free application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to see if you qualify for financial aid.
Provides part-time jobs for undergraduate and graduate students with financial need, allowing them to earn money to pay education expenses.
If you’re just beginning the process of finding suitable scholarships, make sure you’re prepared for the application process by starting a folder with the assets below.
Whether you’re the valedictorian or have earned average grades, there are hundreds of scholarships to choose from. Below are a few types of scholarships you can look for.
Instructions: Click through the dropdowns below to sort by your intended major, award amount or if you’re looking for need-based aid. Click the box for a larger view.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: April 1, 2018
Candidates must be U.S. citizens or naturalized citizens who are legally blind. Awards are given to female undergraduate and graduate level students studying religious or classical music.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: April 1, 2018
Legally blind women pursuing a four year undergraduate degree in literature or music are eligible for this award. The American Foundation for the Blind gives awards in order to support and encourage one's full potential.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies
The Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists offers scholarship awards to aspiring women journalists. Application periods run twice per year. Current eligibility requirements can be found on the scholarship's website.
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: Varies
The Gift of Freedom Award helps bridge the gap between a woman’s artistic creation and her financial reality. Current genres and eligibility requirements are listed on the website.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies
Grants are available to fiction and nonfiction writers, poets, visual artists and mixed-genre categories (illustration and text) to feminist women in the arts. Two application periods are available each year.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies
YoungArts offers female aspiring artists in grades 10-12 the ability to grow their abilities through mentorships, national recognition and other opportunities related to the pursuit of a career in the arts.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies
Scholarships are awarded to women in the communication and journalism fields. Students can be graduate, undergraduate or high school students. Students must reside in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut or Pennsylvania.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: June 29, 2018
Candidates must be pursuing a degree in accounting to be eligible for this award. Preference is given to applicants who are returning to college from the workforce or after raising children.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: June 29, 2018
Women pursuing a bachelor's degree in accounting are eligible. Applicants must be of a minority group, returning to school as a junior or senior or be pursuing a fifth year requirement.
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: Varies
Scholarships are awarded to women of Asian descent who are enrolled full-time at an accredited four-year undergraduate U.S. institution. Applicants must have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: June 29, 2018
To be eligible, candidates must be the primary support for her family, and pursuing a bachelor's degree in accounting. She must be in her completing her sophomore year of studies.
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: June 29, 2018
Undergraduate students pursuing a bachelor's degree in accounting may apply for this women's scholarship awarded by the EFWA. In addition to scholarship money, award recipients receive a complementary IMA membership and assistance with CMA exam fees.
Amount: $16,000
Deadline: June 29, 2018
Applicants must be the primary source of support for her family, enrolling as a freshman for the next academic year. The student must be pursuing a bachelor's degree in accounting.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies
Applicants must be women currently pursuing an accredited business or business-related program, demonstrating excellent potential in the field. Qualified candidates are attending an accredited institution, enrolled in at least their second year of undergraduate program through to the final year of a graduate program.
Amount: $4,000
Deadline: Varies
Qualified applicants are women of junior or senior status in excellent standing in the U.S. or Canada. They plan to enroll in a four year undergraduate program in real estate, business or finance with a focus in real estate.
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: March 15, 2018
Currently enrolled women of an undergraduate or graduate program at an accredited U.S. educational institution can apply for this award. Applicants must meet the age requirements on the current application and show proven interest in international relations, international trade, international development, international business or international economics.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: April 30, 2018
Qualified applicants are women currently attend high school or a two or four year college institution. Financial need must be demonstrated.
Amount: $3,000
Deadline: May 1, 2018
Undergraduate and graduate students will need to create a brief video profiling inspirational women in their community or those from the Ford Empowering America booklet. The scholarship award is open to women across the nation.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: March 1, 2018
Candidates must be full-time students and lifetime members of Alpha Chi Omega who are in good standing. This scholarship for women has criteria and scoring that may differ from year to year. Check the website for current opportunities and eligibility requirements.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: March 8, 2018
Grants are available to 10th and 11th graders in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. The leadership fellowship allows young women to put their ideas into action.
Amount: $4,000
Deadline: April 30, 2018
Eligible candidates are women and members of the Native American, Hispanic American or African American minority groups. Students must be enrolled or accept to an undergraduate or graduate degree program. Awards are given to students who plan to work as practicing planners in the public sector (i.e. local, state and federal government and non-profits).
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: May 10, 2018
Applicants must have successfully completed the first year of study at an accredited college or university with enrollment set for the upcoming year. To qualify, students must be a female voting member of a parish of The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: April 19, 2018
Awards are given to full-time female students of Armenian descent who are currently attending accredited colleges and universities. Applicants must be entering their junior or senior year of an undergraduate program, or be a graduate student, in order to be eligible.
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: Varies
Applicants will submit a written essay on a suggested topic. This women's scholarship focuses on undergraduate students who will be enrolled for a full semester or school year.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies
Candidates must be enrolled at least part-time at an educational, accredited or approved school, or be in a workshop, course or seminar, or language class relating to Danish heritage or culture. This scholarship is awarded to women by the Danish Sisterhood of America.
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: March 1, 2018
Applicants must have a GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale and be enrolled at or planning to enter full-time at a four-year accredited institution for an undergraduate or graduate degree. Awards are given to young women by the Danish Sisterhood of America.
Amount: $500
Deadline: Varies
Candidates must be African American female students who have been active members of United Methodist Church for at least one year. A GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale or higher is necessary, and preference is given to those enrolled at a historically black college or university.
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: May 31, 2018
Applicants are high school seniors who have been accepted to an accredited U.S. college or university. Qualified candidates have a 3.5 GPA or higher (on a 4.0 scale) and have participated for at least two years on a high school golf team. Applicants must also be accepted and planning to play golf on a women's collegiate team.
Amount: $16,000
Deadline: March 15, 2018
To be eligible, candidates must be a daughter of a career commissioned officer in the United States armed services. Students must also be in their senior year of high school at the time of application.
Amount: $250
Deadline: June 1, 2018
Applicants must apply during their senior year of high school and must be active as a Daughters of Union Veterans for a minimum of two years. Applicants will submit their grades along with information about their extracurricular activities.
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: Varies
High school seniors who are pursuing a college education and have played golf in the community or for their high school are eligible to apply. Eligible candidates are women not planning to play collegiate golf.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies
To first qualify for any award, candidates must participate in a Distinguished Young Women event. College-granted and cash tuition scholarships are available. See scholarship website for various details and application requirements.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: March 1, 2018
African-American undergraduate women who are at least 35 years old are eligible for this award. A GPA of 3.0 or better is necessary. Students submit essays with their applications.
Amount: $500
Deadline: April 1, 2018
Applicants must be African American women of age 35 or older. Applicants must be a student re-entering her studies, whose educational path was interrupted by family responsibilities or other personal demands. To be eligible, students must be seeking a college degree program.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: April 15, 2018
Candidates must be women aged 30 or older as of January 1 and be pursuing a vocational, technical, associate or bachelor's degree. Awards are for first-time applicants to school or those returning to school after an absence.
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: May 15, 2018
Awards are given to high school seniors who have played golf competitively on their women's high school team. Students must also be planning to play golf as a freshman at a two or four year institution. Scholarships are given based on personal achievement, golf accomplishments and overall need.
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: March 1, 2018
Awards are given to a junior or senior in high school who is a current Girl Talk member. The chosen candidate is one who best personifies the mission and values of Girl Talk.
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: March 1, 2018
Applications are open to female undergraduate students and high school students. Candidates must submit a video that either raises awareness about a critical issue affecting women around the world or proposes a solution to a serious challenge faced by women.
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: January 20, 2018
Candidates will submit a three to six minute film on a critical women's issue or a solution to a challenge women face in the world. Both high school students and undergraduate students can submit entries.
Amount: $750
Deadline: December 1, 2017
Young women of color who are currently enrolled or will be enrolled in an undergraduate program are eligible to apply. A minimum of a 3.0 GPA is required, and applicants must submit a brief essay about how they plan to change the world.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: December 30, 2017
Awards are given to women who are currently students at the high school, undergraduate or postgraduate level. Applicants can apply no matter their major, though preference is given to those who are pursuing a career in communications, sociology, feminism and women's studies.
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: March 1, 2018
Candidates must be a high school junior or senior who is a Girl Talk Leader. Applicants must have a 3.0 GPA or better, and plan to attend an accredited two or four year institution during the upcoming school year. Applicants will complete a community service project and submit the results of their project.
Amount: $10,000
Deadline: February 6, 2018
Eligible candidates include high school seniors, women who have attended less than one semester of college and early college applicants. Candidates must be accepted to or enrolled at a women's college. Preference is given to students with a 3.7 GPA or higher and a successful score on either on the ACT or SAT.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: June 30, 2018
Awards are offered to daughters who lost a parent to breast cancer or have a parent who is a breast cancer survivor. Essays are submitted with an application. Eligible candidates are high school students who have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA.
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: March 18, 2018
Women of age 35 years or older who are low-income and pursuing a vocational, technical, associate's or first bachelor's degree are eligible candidates. Applicants must be accepted to or enrolled in an accredited institution.
Amount: $20,000
Deadline: May 4, 2018
Applicants must be women 35 years old or older who have not previously attended an accredited university offering bachelor's degrees. Candidates must be admitted to an accredited institution offering bachelor's degrees.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: December 1, 2017
Applicants for this internship at the National Federation of Republican Women headquarters must be at least a junior in college or a college student 21 years of age or older. Due to the nature of the internship, applicants should have a solid foundation of government knowledge with a keen interest in politics.
Amount: $3,000
Deadline: February 1, 2018
Initiated members of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority are eligible to apply for awards toward an undergraduate or graduate education. Students should have at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies
Women who plan to attend or currently attend an accredited institution in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee are eligible to apply. The Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholarship Program funds annual awards for various institutions and degree programs. See the program's website for details and participating colleges.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies
Due to the Lifetime Adoption Foundation Scholarship's nature and mission, applicants must be a birth mother that placed a child for adoption after 1990. Applicants need to provide proof of part-time or full-time enrollment at an educational institution or trade school. Students must have a C or higher GPA.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies
Women over the age of 25 who are not citizens of the U.S. or Canada but attend institutions in those countries are eligible to apply. Some scholarships provide up to $12,000, while others offer funding for study abroad experiences. See the website for current awards and eligibility requirements.
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: April 30, 2018
Eligible applicants are high school seniors who have played golf in her community or for her high school golf. Candidates need to be planning to play golf at an accredited U.S. institution.
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: June 1, 2018
Eligible candidates are female undergraduate sophomores, juniors, seniors or graduate students. Established in 1985, the National Pathfinder Scholarship Fund was formed in honor of First Lady Nancy Reagan.
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: Varies
Female scholarship candidates must be attend an accredited college or university in the U.S. Applicants submit a project concept from industry-specific topics and include a statement about why the topic is valuable.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: September 30, 2017
Awards are given to high school seniors and undergraduate students for writing an essay based on conservative ideas and intellectual diversity. Applicants must be a woman who is a legal resident of the U.S. or the District of Columbia.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: April 16, 2018
Currently enrolled or upcoming undergraduate students may apply for the Young Women's Leadership Retreat by submitting an essay regarding your interest in the program. The submission puts candidates in the running for a free leadership retreat, focused on bringing conservative women together.
Amount: $3,000
Deadline: July 8, 2018
High school junior and senior women are eligible to apply. An essay is required along with the application. Awards also include an all-expense-paid trip to NFWL's Annual Conference.
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: December 1, 2017
High school sophomores, juniors and seniors who plan to pursue an athletic endeavor in college are eligible for this award. No Bull Sports supports smart, talented, trailblazing young women with the resources needed to achieve academic and athletic goals.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies
This women's scholarship is a two-year award available to undergraduate students. Those of all majors and fields of study are welcome to apply.
Amount: $3,000
Deadline: Varies
The P.E.O. Program supports women whose education was interrupted. Candidates must be enrolled in a degree or certificate program and be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident.
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: August 1, 2018
To apply, students must be at least 17 years of age and enrolled in a GED, ESL, skills training program, or be pursuing an associate degree, technical or vocational degree, a first bachelor's degree or a master's or doctoral degree. Applicants must also be a mother to a minor and be of low-income status.
Amount: $1,250
Deadline: Varies
This scholarship is awarded to a high school senior from a recognized minority background who is planning to enroll in full-time coursework and play collegiate golf at an accredited university or college in the U.S. This women's scholarship is needs-based.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: April 15, 2018
Qualified candidates are women of an international background, including foreign students, first-generation Americans or immigrants. Candidates must first year entrants to a college or university program in U.S. for the upcoming academic year.
Amount: $500
Deadline: September 1, 2017
First-time college freshmen who are in their first semester and at least 16 years of age are eligible. Candidates must be women with financial need. An essay will be required along with a complete application.
Amount: $500
Deadline: December 31, 2017
Applicants must attend a public high school in NYC and be of sophomore or junior status. Candidates also must be women of a minority group (i.e. African American/African descent, South Asian, Latina or Native American).
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies
This scholarship is for women who are the primary financial support for themselves and their dependents (see scholarship website for dependent qualifications). Applicants must be accepted to or currently enrolled in a skills training, vocational training or undergraduate degree program.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies
To be eligible, candidates must be seeking an undergraduate degree from a two or four year university or college, or a technical/vocational school. For more details, see the Talbot's Women's Scholarship Fund website.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: January 31, 2018
Women attending or planning to attend a four year college or university are eligible. Preference is given to amateur radio operators performing at a high academic level and those who are residents of the states of Texas and Arkansas, along with those from the ARRL West Gulf region.
Amount: $8,000
Deadline: May 1, 2018
High school seniors pursuing a college degree who emphasis excellence in character and academic achievement are eligible to apply. Applicants must be women who have active engagement with the sport of golf, though skill level is not a criterion.
Amount: $3,000
Deadline: May 18, 2018
This award supports LGBTQ women in their pursuit of higher education. Applicants can be high school seniors or those already matriculated in a year of undergraduate or graduate study.
Amount: $6,000
Deadline: December 1, 2017
This award is for a high school senior or current college student who competes in the sport of women's bowling. Candidates must have a GPA of 3.0 or better, and be a youth member of USBC.
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: May 1, 2018
Awards are intended to support relatives of Army Service Women. Applicants should be high school seniors with a minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies
Candidates are female survivors of intimate partner abuse who are now separated from their abuser who are in critical need of financial assistance. Applicants must accepted to or enrolled in a course of study at an accredited U.S. institution.
Amount: $8,000
Deadline: March 1, 2018
High school seniors who intend to graduate and enroll in an accredited undergraduate college or university are eligible to apply. Candidates must have connection with the sport of women's golf, but skill is not a criterion for awards.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: February 1, 2018
The Deborah Partridge Wolfe International Fellowship supports African American women studying abroad. Candidates may be undergraduate or graduate students.
Amount: $500
Deadline: Varies
This scholarship is awarded to female applicants who have an active AMWA Student Membership. Award decisions are based on an essay, financial information and a letter of recommendation.
Amount: $850
Deadline: March 1, 2018
Qualified applicants are post high school students or graduate students pursuing a degree nursing or other medical field. Students must have a GPA of at least a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Scholarships are given by the Danish Sisterhood of America.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: December 31, 2017
Eligible applicants are women who have been actively involved in the student division of AMWA for at least two years and are premedical student members in good standing.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: February 10, 2018
Female students with a record of academic excellence who are accepted to or in pursuit of studying to become a medical doctor are eligible for this award. The scholarship may be renewed if a 3.25 GPA or higher is maintained.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies
Undergraduate and graduate women enrolled in a medical or health field are eligible to apply. Students do not need to be members of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: December 15, 2017
Awards are given to winners for through third place at the AMWA Annual Meeting student poster presentation. Evaluation of research posters is formed on the basis of presentation, basic science and commitment to an innovative and significant research project in the field of medical and scientific knowledge.
Amount: $10,000
Deadline: November 4, 2017
Applicants must currently be enrolled as an undergraduate student majoring in computer engineering, computer science or a closely related technical field. The female student must plan to be enrolled full-time for the upcoming academic year.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies
The Woman's National Farm & Garden Association scholarships help train future leaders in the arenas of farming, gardening, oceanic sciences, horticulture therapy and agriculture. Visit the website to see the current list of scholarships, award amounts and deadlines.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: December 9, 2017
Applicants have completed at least one quarter or semester in an accredited four or five year engineering undergraduate program. Applicants must women who have particular interest in railway engineering.
Amount: $4,000
Deadline: November 15, 2017
Awards are granted to female undergraduate and graduate industrial engineering students who demonstrate academic excellence and campus leadership. Students must be enrolled in a North American accredited school that is recognized by IISE.
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: October 17, 2017
Awards are granted to female undergraduate and graduate industrial engineering students who demonstrate academic excellent and campus leadership. Students must be enrolled in a North American accredited school that is recognized by IISE.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies
To be eligible, candidates must be women pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited engineering programs at SWE-approved colleges and universities, Computing Sciences Accreditation Board (CSAB) accredited computer science programs at ABET-accredited or SWE-approved institutions.
Amount: $4,000
Deadline: Varies
Eligible students are female undergraduates attending an accredited institution for industrial engineering. Schools may be located in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: October 1, 2017
Awards are given to current female undergraduate candidates who excel in mathematics and are pursuing a career in mathematics. Candidates can be freshmen, sophomores, juniors or seniors at the time of their application.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: June 27, 2017
Applicants must be currently enrolled at a university or college recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Awards are granted to female students studying, or planning to study, the fields of engineering, mathematics, technology or science (excluding the social sciences).
Amount: Varies
Deadline: February 15, 2018
Internship placements are awarded to candidates who identify as female and are from an underrepresented minority. Applicants must be a current undergraduate student with a major in chemistry, physics, computer science or engineering, materials science or engineering or biology with a related emphasis.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: February 1, 2018
Applicants must be women who are living on a family farm in the continental U.S. with an interest in managing a farm. Candidates are those pursuing a four year undergraduate degree in farm and ranch management, agricultural business management, livestock management or agricultural sales and marketing.
Amount: $4,000
Deadline: February 1, 2017
Awards are given to women pursuing a four year degree in nuclear science, nuclear engineering or another nuclear-related field. Applicants must also have experienced at least a year delay or interruption in studies.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies
Applicants must be female high school seniors planning to study science at the college level in the upcoming academic year. Eligible candidates are U.S. citizens who have at least a 3.75 GPA on a 4.0 scale and an SAT score of 1200 or higher (cumulative of math and verbal). Students should be planning to study behavioral, life or physical sciences, or engineering.
Amount: $3,000
Deadline: April 15, 2018
Eligibility is open to women pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree with an educational focus of engineering, technology, science or math (STEM). Applicants are required to write a short essay for their applications.
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: Varies
Candidates are those enrolled in an Interaction Design, User Experience Design, Computer Science, Engineering or Product Design degree program at an accredited U.S. university. Students must be at least 18 years of age and submit a compelling essay about women in technology for their application.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: December 1, 2017
Candidates are those enrolled or planning to enroll in an undergraduate institution in the Southern states of Florida, Georgia, Arkansas, Alabama, North Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Students must be women pursuing a degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) or the automotive field.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: December 11, 2017
A full tuition scholarship is awarded to a woman seeking an undergraduate degree in engineering, science or math, funded by Cards Against Humanity. A video is necessary for entry and candidates must be attending college next academic year to be eligible.
Amount: $1,250
Deadline: May 15, 2018
Candidates must be female undergraduate students at an accredited four year institution, with a major in math, engineering, or biological or physical sciences. Candidates may be the residents of any country.
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: March 23, 2018
Awards are given to women pursuing a career in the aerospace field. Applicants must be juniors or seniors in high school and planning to attend an undergraduate institution in the upcoming academic year.
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: March 1, 2018
Scholarship applicants must be women who are enrolled at or accepted to a two or four-year U.S. college or university within the United States. The scholarship is intended for those pursuing a degree in information technology, computer science, computer engineering or another related field.
Amount: $3,000
Deadline: May 4, 2018
Qualified candidates are either high school seniors or current undergraduate students. Women and minorities are eligible to apply, as long as they have a minimum of a 2.75 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Students must be seeking a degree and career path in computer and video game arts.
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: December 1, 2017
Women enrolled full-time as a sophomore, junior or senior in an undergraduate program in the fields of computer science and specifically digital signage are eligible. A GPA of 3.0 or higher is required.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies
High school sophomore and juniors in high school are eligible to apply for the free 7-week program in their respective location. Candidates must have a U.S. address and be able to commute to and from the Girls Who Code program.
Amount: $10,000
Deadline: December 1, 2017
Women entering their senior year of undergraduate study or be enrolled in a graduate program for the upcoming academic year are eligible to apply. Students must be enrolled in a computer science, computer engineering or related field as a full-time student.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies
Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited college or university pursuing an undergraduate, graduate or PhD degree. Women studying in the fields of computer engineering, computer science or a closely related technical field are eligible. Scholarships are available for both U.S. and Canadian students.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: February 15, 2018
Internships are awarded to selected candidates. To be eligible, the undergraduate student identify as female and be majoring in physics, materials science or engineering, chemistry, computer science or engineering or biology with a related emphasis. Women of an underrepresented minority are encouraged to apply.
Amount: $3,000
Deadline: February 1, 2018
Pacific Gas & Electric Company Women's Network ERG Scholarships are awarded to high school seniors who are college bound with an intent to study economics, finance, business, math, environmental sciences, engineering or energy related fields. A minimum of a 3.0 GPA is required.
Amount: $10,000
Deadline: March 15, 2018
The scholarship is awarded to female students pursuing or planning to pursue a degree focused in information assurance or cybersecurity. Qualified applicants can be high school, undergraduate or graduate students. GPA needs to be at least a 3.2 on a 4.0 scale.
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: May 1, 2018
Applicants must be current full-time undergraduate students or women planning to attend an undergraduate institution in the upcoming school year. Candidates should have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, with intent of a career in the document management and graphic communications marketplace.
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: Varies
Applicants must be North American citizens with a passion to advice in a career of automotive and related fields. This women's scholarship is given to students accepted to or enrolled in an accredited collegiate program with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: March 1, 2018
Eligible applicants are high school graduates enrolled in a technical or vocational educational program, which will lead them to a diploma, certificate, associate degree or higher. Applicants should have a GPA of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Awards are given by the Danish Sisterhood of America.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: February 28, 2018
Women must be enrolled currently in a construction-related training program approved by the Bureau of Apprenticeship Training, inclusive of community colleges, technical schools or equivalent to be eligible. Applicants must be pursuing training in a construction related trade or craft.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: February 28, 2018
Candidates for this award are women currently enrolled full-time in a construction related degree program at a U.S. institution. A cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale is necessary.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: March 1, 2018
Qualified candidates are female high school graduates enrolled in a technical or vocational program, who are in pursuit of a certificate, diploma or associate degree or higher. Applicants must have a GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. Scholarship is awarded by the Danish Sisterhood of America.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: May 9, 2018
The Technical Women's Organization offers scholarships to those pursuing an aviation-related or technical degree. Further educational and application requirements can be found on the organization's website.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies
Women's Chefs and Restaurateurs give scholarship awards to students who are pursuing a culinary degree and active members of WCR. Eligibility and award amounts differ from scholarship to scholarship. Check the WCR website for current award opportunities.