Each year, as part of our mission to encourage and promote leadership, achievement and the professional development of women in the environmental field, SWEP presents small grants (from a pool of $6,000) to help fund organizations or programs in the Greater Philadelphia Region that creatively address a locally-defined need to enhance, restore, or protect the natural environment. SWEP also supports projects that provide environmental awareness through educational sessions, with particular emphasis on encouraging girls and/or women in the sciences, engineering, or environmental fields.
Award recipients will be notified after applicant selection takes place on or about May 9, 2025. Applicants must provide a secondary contact in the event the primary contact is unavailable.
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.
Selection Criteria for Grants:
For questions, please email the committee chair, Ms. Laurel Klein, at swep.scholar.phila@gmail.com or directly at lklein@slrconsulting.com.
GP SWEP will announce our selected applicants of our grants for the 2025 year soon! Please monitor our LinkedIn for upcoming postings detailing selected applicant projects.
Check out our post on the Past Recipients page to see their achievements to date!