2024 Application Guide for Buffalo SUNY Engineering Women Empowerment Award

APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED, RE-OPENS IN AUG/SEP

Scholarship Awarding University: 

Type of degree: 
Bachelor’s

Scholarship Deadline: 
Applications for this scholarship will end on the 8th of December, 2023

Scholarship Summary: 
The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) aims to significantly increase the percentage of women undergraduate students in its engineering and computer science programs. Towards this goal, Buffalo is excited to offer a scholarship to domestic female applicants entering as first year students who have the potential to become leaders in the fields of engineering and computer science.

Scholarship Applicant Criteria: 
This scholarship is awarded to female students who demonstrate potential to become leaders in the fields of engineering and computer science. Past recipients were typically in the top 25% of the applicant pool.

Value of Scholarship: 
The SEAS Women’s Empowerment Scholarship is a non-tuition scholarship that can be used for costs such as housing, student fees, or experiential learning opportunities, including study abroad. 

Funds are awarded annually over four years as long as the recipient remains in an engineering or computer science major with a minimum cumulative UB GPA of 3.0. Scholarship recipients must register for full-time status each semester (at least 12 credits)

Scholarship Application Guide: 
Qualified applicants will be notified about the award at the time of admission. There is no separate application.

Scholarship Website: 
Find further information on this scholarship opportunity at the University at Buffalo Freshman Scholarship Page or the SEAS Women Empowerment Scholarship Page.