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Scholarship Program

2024 Scholarship Application - Now Open

Each year, as part of our mission to encourage and promote leadership, achievement, and the professional development of women in the environmental field, we present graduate scholarships (up to $3,000 per scholarship) to outstanding women studying to pursue environmental careers. The scholarship application for the 2024 year is expected to be announced for the Spring semester.

To be considered for this scholarship opportunity, the following parameters must be met prior to applying:

  • Each applicant is woman-identifying;
  • Each applicant is a US Citizen or permanent resident status holder;
  • The applicant is currently enrolled in an accredited STEM graduate or PhD program for the 2024-2025 school year; and
  • Either the applicant, applicant's program or applicant's place of work is located in the Greater Philadelphia Region.


The Deadline to submit an application is at midnight on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.

Our application is available online with our google form link: https://forms.gle/3iG9TeEXDbqXPCDj6

For more information, please monitor our LinkedIn account!

If you have any questions, please email our committee chair, Laurel Klein at lklein@slrconsulting.com or swep.scholar.phila@gmail.com


Grant Program

2024 Grant Application - Now Open

SWEP is excited to announce the availability of small grants for the 2024 year from a pool up to $6,000.

Each year, SWEP Greater Philadelphia awards grants to help fund organizations or programs that creatively address a locally-defined need to create, enhance, restore, or protect the natural environment or to provide environmental awareness through educational sessions, with particular emphasis on encouraging girls and/or women in the sciences, engineering, or environmental fields. SWEP presents these grants to encourage girls and/or women to pursue fields focused in STEM.

To be eligible for a grant, applicants and projects must be located within the Greater Philadelphia Area, which includes southeastern Pennsylvania, northern Delaware and southern New Jersey.

The Deadline to submit an application is at midnight on Friday, April 12, 2024.

Our application is available online with our google form link: https://forms.gle/fiaQcCKwUVmae3um6

For more information, please monitor our LinkedIn account! If you have any questions, please email our committee chair, Laurel Klein at lklein@slrconsulting.com or swep.scholar.phila@gmail.com.


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