Engineering Program Academic/Need-Based Scholarships Support Women in Engineering
> significant scholarships available for students starting in fall 2010 and 2011

CLIMB Scholarship flyer

The CLIMB scholarship program has been established as a result of a grant from the National Science Foundation.  The aim of the CLIMB scholarship is to encourage and support young women who have an interest in majoring in engineering science or engineering management at Sweet Briar College.  Scholarship decisions will be based on a student’s academic record, her financial need, as well as her interest in engineering. 

Sweet Briar is able to make up to 7 awards each year for students enrolling in 2010 and 2011.  The award includes both a $10,000/year scholarship (renewable for each of a student’s 4 years at the College as long as she makes appropriate academic progress in engineering) and travel support to attend a national or regional engineering conference with a program faculty member.

Scholarship application review will begin December 1 and review of applications will continue through March.

Because the CLIMB Scholarship can only be awarded to students who demonstrate financial need, CLIMB scholarship applicants must also submit the Sweet Briar College Early Estimator so that we can determine your eligibility for need-based financial assistance.  Please complete and submit this form along with your scholarship application materials.

Application form, including essay questions, and other relevant information

Questions about the CLIMB scholarships? Call or email Prof. Hank Yochum, 434-381-6357, hyochum@sbc.edu.

FIRST Robotics Scholarships

Sweet Briar College scholarship of $1,000 per year for four years for students who have participated in FIRST programs (FIRST Tech Challenge, FIRST Robotics Challenge). Information on our FIRST scholarships is available here. Deadline is March 2010.

College-Wide Academic Scholarships

Sweet Briar College offers up to $15,000 per year for four years for students with high academic performance. For details about the SBC academic scholarships visit Sweet Briar Admissions.

Internships

Local industries support the Engineering Program by providing highly paid internships. This gives the students a real world engineering experience as well as finances to help with engineering expenses. Here are some the companies that our students have interned with: AREVA, NASA, Babcock and Wilcox, Virginia Department of Transportation, GLAD, Truland Systems Corporation

Financial Aid

Sweet Briar College offers significant financial aid to qualifying students. For details visit the Financial Aid Office.