Engineering Program Academic/Need-Based Scholarships Support Women in Engineering
> significant scholarships available for students starting in fall 2010 and 2011
The CLIMB scholarship program has been established at Sweet Briar College as a result of financial support 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, as well as her interest in engineering. According to the NSF grant, recipients must also demonstrate financial need.
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.
The scholarship application deadline is December 1; scholarship applications may be submitted after December 1 and will be considered on a scholarship-available basis.
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.
Questions about the CLIMB scholarships? Call or email Prof. Hank Yochum, 434-381-6357, hyochum@sbc.edu.
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, VDOT, GLAD, Truland Systems Corporation
Financial Aid
Sweet Briar College offers significant financial aid to qualifying students. For details visit the Financial Aid Office.