What Society of Women Engineers (SWE) International Scholarship actually covers.
The Society of Women Engineers offers a range of scholarships specifically for women pursuing engineering and engineering technology degrees, including international students from Africa. SWE scholarships support women at undergraduate and graduate levels studying disciplines such as civil, mechanical, electrical, biomedical, chemical, and computer engineering. The programme includes both merit-based and need-based awards and provides access to the global SWE professional community.
Who can apply.
Open to undergraduate, masters applicants. Eligible nationalities are listed below.
46 more eligible countries — full list available on the official application page.
Accepted fields.
Society of Women Engineers (SWE) International Scholarship currently lists the following eligible fields of study. Other related disciplines may also be considered — check the official call.
Four steps to a complete application.
Scholar Africa is a discovery and tracking platform — the application itself is submitted directly through the official provider site. The steps below mirror our HowTo schema.
Check eligibility
Confirm your nationality, academic level, and field of study match the criteria above.
Eligibility checklist
Prepare documents
Transcripts, recommendation letters, personal statement, and a valid passport.
Document checklist
Submit the application
Submit before February 15, 2027 via the official portal.
Submission checklist
Track your application
Use your Scholar Africa dashboard to monitor status and deadline reminders.
Post-submission checklist
What we checked, when we checked it.
Every scholarship on Scholar Africa goes through six checks (link, contact, organisation, winners, third-party, manual review). Society of Women Engineers (SWE) International Scholarship currently scores 8.0/10.
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Other scholarships worth a parallel application.
Same eligibility window or destination. Many strong applicants apply to three or four programmes per cycle.