AWIS Educational Awards
for Undergraduate Students

The AWIS Educational Awards Committee offers awards for women pursuing a Bachelors degree in any of the STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) areas.  About 5-10 AWIS undergraduate awards in the amount of $1,000 are given each year. Applicants must be in their sophomore or junior year and must meet the general eligibility requirements. Students in community college should indicate their plans for obtaining a 4-year degree.  AWIS may also give Citations of Merit ($500).

In all cases, applicants must meet the general eligibility and be in the Sophomore or Junior year of their program.

Categories of Awards:

There are two kinds of undergraduate awards: General Undergraduate and the Lorentzen Awards. Please review these and select the one that matches your circumstances. An individual may apply for only one of these awards.  Click the name of the award to go to the submission webpage for each application.  All applications follow the general application process. 

• Undergraduate Award 
  For a female undergraduate studying for a Bachelors degree in any STEM field
• Lorentzen Award 
  For an female undergraduate studying for a Bachelors degree in Physics or Geosciences. In addition to two academic references Lorentzen applications include one life-balance reference from a non-STEM activity such as sports, arts, music, service, etc.

Undergraduate Application Form

Click here to open the Undergraduate Application Form.  This is a MS Word document.  You will be able to add content only in the form fields.  Before you begin, please save the document using the file name format: YourLastName_YourFirstName_2010-UG-Ap.  When you have completed your application, please convert it to a pdf file, maintaining this file name format.  Click here for information on preparing the pdf file.

Transcripts and References

You will also need to provide two transcripts and references.  Click here for more information on preparing Transcript Files for submission.  Click here for a page of information to share with your references.