General Information The
Eastern Washington Section of the Society of Women Engineers (EWS-SWE)
administers a $1,000 scholarship funded by AREVA NP Inc.
(www.us.areva.com). AREVA NP created this scholarship to help ease the
shortage of engineers needed to fuel the nuclear renaissance. The
scholarship is awarded
annually to a qualified female engineering student in the
rising-sophomore or above classification in a nuclear-related field of
engineering (nuclear,
mechanical, chemical, electrical or computer).
Eligibility •
Be a female student who has completed at least one year studies in an
accredited school with an intention to enter a nuclear-related field of
engineering. • Satisfactory completion of a
minimum of one year of full time equivalent engineering credits at an
ABET accredited school. • Be in a position to
accept the scholarship toward undergraduate or graduate engineering
studies in an accredited school in the fall following presentation of
the award. • Be a woman residing in the Northwestern United States (inclusive of WA, OR, ID, MT and AK).
Application Forms Official
scholarship forms from the Eastern Washington Section of the Society of Women Engineers are mailed annually to the student
section and/or the Dean of Engineering and Financial Aid offices of
schools in the Northwestern United States. Use of copies or reproductions is
permitted. Additional application forms may be downloaded or requested directly from:
Sandy Brower EWS-AREVA Scholarship Chair PO Box 364, Richland, WA 99352 509-375-3112 (home)
Required Application Materials All
application materials will become the property of the Eastern Washington Section of the Society of Women Engineers. No
application materials will be returned. In order to be accepted for
judging, all of the following materials must be submitted: •
Application Form: Eastern Washington Section of the Society of
Women Engineers - AREVA NP Scholarship Application Form •
Transcripts: Official copy of applicant's transcript showing grades for
the entire enrollment in current and/or prior college(s) • Letters of Reference: 1. From the Engineering Department Head, a professor, or a faculty counselor 2.
From an individual who has personally known the applicant for a minimum
of three years and who is not a relative to the applicant
Evaluation and Award Women
working towards an undergraduate or graduate degree in a
nuclear-related engineering
field are eligible. All other factors being equal, preference will
be given to an
Eastern Washington resident. Financial need and academic successes will
be considered but will not be a final, determining criteria. The
applicant’s affiliation with AREVA NP
(e.g. internship, summer job or family member employed by the company),
intention to enter the nuclear energy industry, motivation, leadership
potential and ability to follow projects through to completion will
heavily influence award selection.