Women In Technical Careers

Applicants must meet all of the following criteria to be considered for this scholarship program:

• Must self-identify as a woman or a non-binary individual
• Must apply and be accepted into a 2-year or 4-year program at Dunwoody College of Technology in one of the following areas: Automotive, Computer Technology, Construction Sciences & Building Technology*, Robotics & Manufacturing, or the School of Engineering
• Must complete the FAFSA and be able to demonstrate a high financial need
• Must have earned a high school diploma or GED prior to the Fall 2018 semester

*Note: Students enrolled in Dunwoody’s Interior Design program are not eligible for the WITC scholarship.

1. If interested in learning more about WITC, you may complete the “Request More Information” form below. Someone from WITC will follow up with all interested individuals to discuss the program.
2. When ready to apply to Dunwoody and the scholarship, you will be assigned to an admissions counselor, who will help you with the Dunwoody College application process.
3. Once applied, you must complete the Women in Technical Careers Scholarship Application. There are two ways you may do this:
   1.  You can print the PDF and fill out the application by hand.
   2.  You can save the PDF to your computer and complete the application by typing in the highlighted boxes. Once complete, save the file and print or attach it to an email.
4. Mail or email the completed application, along with all required application materials, to:

Maggie Whitman
Associate Director of Women’s Initiatives
Dunwoody College of Technology
818 Dunwoody Blvd.
Minneapolis, MN 55403
witc@dunwoody.edu

Your application, transcripts, FAFSA, scholarship essay, letter of recommendation, and the scholarship interview must be submitted and/or completed no later than May 1, 2018.

You will be notified in May 2018 on whether or not you have been accepted into the scholarship program.

Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of demonstrated need and anticipated success in the program. Work experience, goals and aspirations, challenging personal or family circumstances, strength of letters of reference, and success during the scholarship interview will also be considered. Recipients will be selected from a pool of qualified applicants with consideration given to those who demonstrate the greatest financial need.

Applicants will be notified in May. Not all applicants to the program will be guaranteed acceptance.

If selected as a recipient, the student will receive up to a $10,000 scholarship award per year in financial aid assistance. Awards are renewable up to two years or until a degree is earned, whichever occurs first, as long at the student maintains scholarship eligibility.