Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
One
Grant
$1,250
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Rochelle attended Altmar Parish Williamstown High School in Parish, NY. She participated in many clubs and activities among them senior class president and co-editor of the yearbook. She also worked at various jobs throughout high school and college. She was a high achiever in school and she had a very strong work ethic. She stayed on at the day care center she attended working until she was in high school.
In high school she worked at Burger King, Walmart, Americorps, babysat occasionally and during the summer she would take on two jobs. She loved children and was a highly sought after babysitter. When she decided to go into engineering I told her I thought she would be a pediatrician. She told me she wanted to be an engineer so she could help everyone.
She graduated from high school in 2005 and entered the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY that fall majoring in Industrial Engineering. She also worked while attending college and joined the Society of Women Engineers. She enjoyed planning the overnights for prospective high school students at RIT and attending SWE conferences.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
The scholarship is worth $1,250.
Eligibility
- Only candidates who identify as a woman.
- You must be planning to attend full time.
- You must not be fully funded for tuition, fees, and books or equivalent.
- You must be an undegraduate or graduate student.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Multiple disciplines
Locations
United States
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
Not specified