Global Engineering Education Exchange

The Global Eł Program is proudly sponsored by ABB

ABB-Global E³ Scholarship for
Women Engineering Students to Study Abroad

The ABB scholarship is available to U.S. women engineering students studying abroad through the Global E³ program. This scholarship is supported with generous funding from ABB Inc., the program's corporate sponsor. The scholarship has been instituted to encourage the participation of talented women students in the engineering field and to help provide these students with valuable international experience. Each year 3-5 scholarships will be available. Awards will range from $1,500-$3,000. On their return to the United States, each scholarship recipient will receive complimentary membership to the Society of Women Engineers (SWE).

To Be Eligible

1. You must be an American (or permanent U.S. resident) female engineering major at a United States Global E³ member institution planning to study abroad through the Global E³ program.
2. Preference will be given to students demonstrating academic and extracurricular excellence in the engineering field and enthusiasm for study abroad.

To Apply

1. Complete the online application (click here) along with an essay indicating why the applicant would like to study abroad and how the study abroad experience will contribute to the applicant's education. The essay must be seperate from the study abroad application essay.

Deadlines
Application deadlines vary on each campus, please check with your campus Global E³ advisor for your university's deadlines. Applications must be received at Global E³ by: October 1 or March 1, depending on what semester you plan to study abroad.

Follow-up Requirements

1. On return to the United States, scholarship recipients are required to write a 2-3 page essay on their study abroad experience. Excerpts may be posted in whole or in part on the Global E³ website. The essay will be shared with ABB.
2. Scholarship recipients will also be required to promote study abroad on their campus, by writing an article on their experiences in the school paper, speaking about their experiences on campus, advising in the study abroad office, posting information on the web, or other methods.

If you have additional questions, please contact the Global E³ staff at gE³@iie.org or
by phone: (212) 984-5397.