Mission statement

The Scholarship Program strives to encourage and reward aspiring women scientists pursuing their degrees in San Diego colleges and universities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. In 2009, the San Diego Chapter of AWIS awarded $11,000 in scholarships, to women at different levels of their academic careers.  The fields of study of the scholarship winners in the past have included: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Experimental Psychology.

For more information and to download an application for the 2009-2010 Scholarships, please visit the Scholarship Program page.

Scholarship Application Deadline: February 19, 2010.

List of past and present Scholarship recipients

The Career Development Award
The San Diego Chapter of AWIS is pleased to sponsor the career development award.  These $1000 awards are designed to assist AWIS members who need additional training or coursework to help them successfully transition into a new field within the science and technology workplace.

These awards are intended for current AWIS San Diego chapter members who are beginning or transitioning within their careers or are re-entering the work force.  Gross yearly salary cannot exceed $60,000.  Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.  Full time students are not eligible.

Award money can be used for any aspect of continuing education:  courses or training seminars and can be applied toward tuition, registration fees or books.

Applications for the 2010 Career Development Award will be available in the Spring. Please check back then.

 

Volunteer opportunities

The Scholarship Committee welcomes new volunteers.  Activities include:  updating contact list of science faculty and financial aid offices for distributing scholarship information, advertising the scholarship program in the fall, selecting scholarship recipients in the winter, presenting scholarship recipients at the annual AWIS event (WIST or Gala), and introducing scholarship winners to AWIS San Diego activities and events.

 

Contact information

For more information about the AWIS San Diego Scholarship Program, please contact the Scholarship committee.

For information on corporate or personal donations to the AWIS San Diego scholarship fund, please contact the Corporate Sponsorship Committee.

 

 

Members:

 

Updated 12/07/09 CL