Scholarships for Women

March is women’s history month. In an effort to celebrate ‘Girl Power’, several scholarship providers aim to fund higher education specifically for women. Popular initiatives that award financial aid exclusively for females include colleges and universities, government sources, religious entities, minority advocacy groups, professional organizations, or corporate sponsors.

Scholarship funding can be found across all fields of study. Yet many scholarship programs aim to attract, encourage, and support women pursuing degrees in fields that are dominated by men. Particularly, the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) field. STEM scholarships are funded by the federal government, local state governments, colleges and universities, and other professional institutions.

We’ve compiled a few examples of some scholarships for women available on ScholarshipOwl. Review the detailed requirements, award amount, and deadline for each scholarship. If you need more help applying for scholarships while in college, register for a free ScholarshipOwl account.

Snapology STEM studies Scholarship

Snapology STEM Studies Scholarship is created for female high school seniors.  Write an essay answering the following question: “If you had the authority to change your school in a positive way, what specific changes would you make?”

Award Amount: $1,000
Deadline: April 15, 2018
Apply: Here

South Jersey SEO STEM Scholarship for Women  

Chose a woman who has made a contribution to the world through a STEM field. Create a short 2-5 minute video of yourself answering these questions: Whom have you chosen? What contribution has she made? How has she influenced your life? Why is this important to you?

We want to see how creative and informative you can be with your video. Make sure it is geared towards your personal beliefs. Be innovative in your presentation. Please also include any proof of acceptance/enrollment.

Award Amount: $1,000
Deadline: May 1, 2018
Apply: Here

BeautifiedYou.com Scholarship

Open to undergraduate and graduate female students alike. Write an essay of 800-1,000 words writing about: “How social media and technology trends will change the way beauty and fashion are consumed in future?”; “How your achievements will relate to your future?”

Make sure your essay is original and unique.

Award Amount: $5000
Deadline: May 5, 2018
Apply: Here

Bat and Ball Game Women’s Sports Scholarship

Applicants that are female and currently studying in and sport related field are welcome to apply. Please write and attach a 400-600 word essay on one of the following topics:

• Are there women in sports today that you see as role models? Who and why?
• Why is baseball important to the sporting world in general?
• Where will the sport of baseball be 10 years from now?
• In your perspective, how has sport changed in the last two decades?

Award Amount: $1,000
Deadline: May 30, 2018
Apply: Here

Emergency Dental USA Scholarship

All female high school and college students are eligible as well as any major. You simply need to create a video essay that’s less than 2 minute long videos (60-120 seconds long). The topic of the video submissions will be: “Tell (or enact for us) what super power you would love to have and how you would use it to help create better dental health in all people!” We want to up the FUN quotient by evaluating the video submissions for the scholarship on these qualities.

Focus on entertaining us, while being creative and innovative with your ideas! The field of dentistry already gets a bum rap as far as fun-ness! We want to up the FUN quotient by evaluating the video submissions for the scholarship on these qualities: Entertainment (value 30% weighted), innovative idea/presentation (30% weighted), idea has value to dental health (30% weighted), and video production quality (10% weighted). Lastly, make sure to include the name of your school before the link in the top left corner.

Award Amount: First place is $1,000 – second place is $500.
Deadline: June 1, 2018
Apply: Here

ABC Wildlife Women in STEM scholarship

ABC Wildlife would like to help women succeed in the scientific world. undergraduate and graduate female students alike are welcome to apply. Write an essay of 1,000 words or fewer on the following topic: “Why are you passionate about science, technology, engineering, or math, and how will your pursuit of these fields help preserve biodiversity, improve the health of our planet, or alleviate human suffering?” Please also include a letter of recommendation and proof of enrollment.

Award Amount: $1,000
Deadline: July 1, 2018
Apply: Here