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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Up to US$5,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
In keeping with MPOWER’s commitment to empower high-potential global citizens to realize their educational aspirations — and become tomorrow’s leading scientists and innovators — this scholarship program focuses on women who will use their STEM degree to benefit society and the planet and who have the potential to serve as role models and advocates for women in STEM.
The National Center for Education Statistics reported that 32 percent of STEM degrees in the U.S. were awarded to women in one year. Women majoring in computer engineering, nuclear science, and software development, amongst others, should not have to find funding their dream a challenge.
In addition, the Society of Women Engineers found that gender inequities are especially pronounced in engineering and computer science, with just 20 percent of bachelor’s degrees in engineering and computer science held by women.
For MPOWER’s CEO and co-founder Manu Smadja, these statistics represent a social challenge to address. “It’s critical for us as a society to have a meaningful representation of women shaping the science and technology of tomorrow.
The world may look a lot different if they do a better job at enabling female talent to shape the technologies transforming healthcare, education, transportation, or cities for instance. By helping talented female students study and work in North America, they're helping close the gender gap in the STEM workforce.
Benefits
Awards:
Grand Prize: US$5,000
First Runner-Up: US$2,000
Second Runner-Up: US$1,000
Eligibility
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Be female
- Be enrolled or accepted to study full-time in a STEM degree program at one of MPOWER’s partner universities for the remainder of the student’s undergraduate study and/or for a graduate degree program
- Have one of the following immigration statuses:
- For study at a U.S. partner college or university: F1 visa status, Green Card holder (permanent resident) status, or DACA recipient status
- For study at a Canadian partner college or university: permanent resident or Canadian study permit holder
- You do not need to be an MPOWER borrower or applicant to apply for the MPOWER Women in STEM Scholarship as long as you meet the eligibility criteria set forth above.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Multiple disciplines
Locations
2 countries
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Over 18
Application
Application deadline
31 Jan 2027
For any scholarship, only one entry will be accepted. Entrants must enter once during the Scholarship period.
For each Scholarship, Entrants must fully complete and submit the online Scholarship entry form.
The Scholarship ends on January 31, at 11:59 pm EST.