<p>Title pretty much says it all. I'm interested in majoring in electrical engineering/computer science and for some reason it's been hard for me to find scholarships for women in science (even though I thought this would be really easy). </p>
<p>I'm not looking for some huge scholarships, just some minor ones would really help me out. Has anyone in my situation had any luck? So far I've only found a website with a list of some:</p>
<p>Scholarships</a> | Women In Computing</p>
<p>and I've found this : </p>
<p>NCWIT</a> : Awards : Apply</p>
<p>Does anyone else know of any scholarships/websites us aspiring women engineers/computer scientists could check out? (preferably will be accepting applications some time soon)</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>My daughter is a senior ee student but she hasn’t had a whole lot of luck with scholarships. She’s gone through her university which has some STEM monies but they only cover things like tutoring help. At her level, she’s considered a “Tutor”. She hasn’t really applied to private scholarships, but you could try SWE, Society of Women Engineers. They have access to lots of private scholarships. My daughter says she hasn’t had time to apply for those. The SWE scholarships require applications a year in advance.</p>
<p>[SWE</a> Scholarships | The Society of Women Engineers | <a href=“http://www.swe.org%5B/url%5D”>www.swe.org](<a href=“http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/index.php/swe-scholarships?layout=swe:leadcontent]SWE”>http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/index.php/swe-scholarships?layout=swe:leadcontent)</a></p>
<p>Yeah, thank you! I’ve already seen these but I wasn’t sure if I could apply since I’m not already enrolled in an institution. I guess I’ll just have to look back in a few years.</p>
<p>If you need merit scholarships that are for ALL four years (not just one time awards for freshman year), then apply to the SCHOOLS that give them.</p>
<p>If you have strong stats, there are schools that will give you large merit for those. Those scholarships will be for all four years.</p>
<p>*Basic Info:
State: CA
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Family Income Bracket: $250k+
Top 5% of my class</p>
<p>SAT: Superscore = 2340</p>
<p>First time- 2100
Math- 780
CR - 580 (ouch.)
Writing - 740</p>
<p>Second time-2320
Math - 800
CR - 800
Writing - 720*</p>
<p>With your stats, there are schools that will give you large merit…even if you were a guy…lol.</p>
<p>Since you won’t qualify for any need-based aid, how much will your parents pay for college???</p>
<p>Thanks! My parents are willing to pay ~$20,000. This is more than enough if I’m planning on going to a UC school, but I’ve been looking at Carnegie Mellon and Cornell as well. (Where tuition is $40k+) I just want to know if I do manage to get into these schools that I’ll be able to pay for them. (I know that’s thinking ahead… but I’d like to know now if there are any scholarships I can look into) </p>
<p>I’ve thought about merit aid but I’ve heard that this is pretty hard to get. Would I be able to get merit aid if I were accepted to any of my top schools? (Cornell is ivy… so it doesn’t give merit aid, right?)</p>
<p>Sorry I’m asking so many questions, I’ve done research but it doesn’t all make that much sense to me. I’ll look into trying to find more schools that give merit aid, although I feel as though it wouldn’t be that easy to get since there are probably many applicants that are more highly qualified than I am.</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses!</p>
<p>Full tuition to University of Alabama.</p>
<p>My parents are willing to pay ~$20,000. This is more than enough if I’m planning on going to a UC school, but</p>
<p>Well, that’s if you commute.</p>
<p>If you’re going to be a resident student, the a UC costs about $30k for an instate student. Tuition/fees is about $15k, books are about $1k, room and board is about 14k.</p>
<p>@mom2collegekids Yes, I know this. Sorry I wasn’t clear with my wording! I didn’t mean more than enough, I meant enough for me as I would take out a loan or figure out some other way to pay for other costs. (The extra $10k)</p>
<p>I think your idea of how much financial aid is available is a bit too rosy here.</p>
<p>Outside scholarships… shouldn’t really exist in your mind. There are some, but they’re in amounts of a couple hundred to a couple thousand, and they only last one year. A plan based on hopes of funding your education from external sources is not a good plan.</p>
<p>Similarly, it’s usually not that easy to get a $10,000 student loan. If your school does not offer it as part of a financial aid package, you can’t do it without a cosigner. Would your parents be willing to cosign a loan coming to a total of $40k over 4 years?</p>
<p>You’re right that you won’t get significant merit aid at the schools where you’re most competitive. But that’s exactly why many people who could get into Cornell or whatever don’t go there; 160-200k is a pretty hefty pricetag, and being accepted doesn’t automatically mean that you have any way of affording it.</p>