Society of Women Engineers

The Society of Women Engineers was founded in 1950. That year, they adopted four main objectives by which they maintain to this day.

1. Inform young women, their parents, counselors, and the general public, of the qualifications and achievements of women engineers and the opportunities open to them.
2. Assist women in readying themselves to return to work after temporary retirement.
3. Serve as a center of information on women in engineering.
4. Encourage women engineers to attain high levels of education and professional achievement.

SWE is the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career aspiration of women. SWE empowers women to succeed and advance in those aspirations and be recognized for their life-changing contributions and achievements as engineers and leaders.

For more information on the National SWE:
(877) SWE - INFO or (312) 596 - 5223

SWE National Conference
Long Beach, California
October 15 - 17, 2009

*Be sure to go and register early at SWE National Conference.

National SWE offers various scholarships for SWE members. Each year, SWE awards scholarships to freshman through graduate level students. These scholarships range from $1000 to $10000. The SWE scholarship program is for students at ABET accredited programs, with students majoring in engineering, engineering technology, and computer science. For more information: www.swe.org/scholarships.