SWE Rocky Mountain Scholarships
The Society of Women Engineers awards numerous scholarships both nationally and locally by Sections such as ours. SWE - Rocky Mountain Section awards three scholarships from our endowments: the Lottye Miner, Dorolyn Lines, and Pioneer Scholarships. These scholarships are for students already enrolled in an ABET accredited program for engineering or computer science, or are re-entering college after earning a previous degree. 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.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants for the Freshman scholarship are students graduating from high school in Wyoming or Colorado*; eligible applicants for the endowed scholarships must be currently attending a university in Wyoming or Colorado*. Additional eligibility requirements and application instructions are included on the second page of each application. Applications require submittal of an essay, a transcript, two letters of recommendation and other supporting information. Postmark deadline is February 1 with selections by April 15.
* Zip codes 80800 - 81599 are excepted. Students in these zip codes may apply for scholarships through the Pikes Peak Section (www.swe-pps.org).
