The Advancing Women in Technology (AWT) Charitable Foundation awards annual scholarships to help women dedicated to furthering their education in the technology field. The purpose of the scholarships is to advance diversity within the technology industry by enhancing the opportunities for women to enter the field through education, personal and professional growth, and the development of mentoring relationships within the technology community. Our scholarship awards are made possible through the generous support of our sponsors, members, community and industry friends. Minimum scholarship amount is $5k.
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Female, US citizen
- California resident
- Must be an undergraduate attending a California university or college (proof of enrollment or college acceptance letter required from finalists)
- Community college does not qualify, only 4-year, non-community college or university qualifies
- High school or college GPA of 3.0 or greater (transcript required from finalists)
- First year college student applicants must provide a high school transcript
- B.A or B.S qualifies
- Major must be in an area of STEM
- Applicants will be asked to demonstrate how their area of study aligns to a career in technology
- There are no age requirements for scholarship applicants
- Prior recipients are not eligible to re-apply
Timeline for 2021:
Accepting Applications March 9, 2021 – May 31, 2021
6/8 – Scholarship recipients will be notified
6/15 – Due to AWT:
- College transcript or college acceptance letter (if graduating high school)
- Head-shot and Bio
6/30 – Awards to be provided prior to the Fall 2021 Academic year
TBD – Virtual Scholarship Celebration Event
If you have any questions, please email Julie Lowery scholarship@awtca.org.
