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For the common scholarship application, visit the Hawai'i Community Foundation (HCF) website

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Eligibility Requirements

Standard minimum criteria includes:

• Be a resident of the State of Hawai'i
• Demonstrate financial need
• Be in good academic standing by maintaining a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0

Preference will be given to:

• Student intending to study or enrolled in an engineering or technology field
• Undergraduate or graduate degree seeking student
• Attending a 2 or 4-year institution
• Woman or other underrepresented gender in engineering or technology field, including but not limited to: women, non-binary, transgender, two-spirit, and/or third-gender

Donate to the Endowment

Mahalo nui loa (thank you very much) to all who helped and supported us in this multi-year endeavor.  Donations are still accepted in the following ways:

• ​Send a check with the notation of "Scholarship Fund" to

Society of Women Engineers - Hawaiian Islands
P.O. Box 37426
Honolulu, HI 96837

• Donate online via Paypal using the link below

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Advancing Gender Inclusion

We are inspired by the barriers which Mae broke as a woman in engineering in Hawaii. With this scholarship, we will support the next generation of engineers breaking gender and culture barriers. 

In addition to women in engineering or technology, we support all underrepresented genders. Our scholarship recognizes the beautiful range of gender expressions which are underserved and underrepresented in STEM, such as Native Hawaiian Māhū, transgender, nonbinary, and more. 

Engineering remains the most male dominated technical profession in the United States according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, with less than 20% of working engineers being women. Students who identify as neither male nor female, or who are transgender or gender nonconforming, will face significant hurdles in higher education compared to their peers. According to the U.S. National Trans Survey 2015: 

• 24% of trans and gender nonconforming students will be verbally, physically, or sexually harassed or assaulted at their college or university.
• 16% of these students left their college or university due to these experiences. 
• 29% of adults in the community live in poverty compared to 14% of the general population. This is due to significant education and employment discrimination.
• 50% of transgender or gender nonconforming individuals will "medically transition" between the ages of 18 and 22, necessitating significant financial and social support.
• All statistics of harassment, discrimination, and inequity are significantly compounded for Black, Indigenous, and people of color in this community.
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Engineering education researchers have called for groups such as SWE to become more gender inclusive in peer reviewed literature, and SWE-HI is proud to be dedicated to be a national leader in gender inclusion through our scholarship and education outreach.

Want to learn more as an ally? Check out GenderSpectrum.org. 

Read About Mae Nakatani Nishioka

6/5/2019
   Our beloved Mae Nishioka is recognized in Women Engineers You Should Know!
https://alltogether.swe.org/2019/06/women-engineers-you-should-know-2/

​3/15/2019
   The Hawai'i Herald features an article for Women's History Month titled: Mae Nishioka: An Engineering Trailblazer; Scholarship Fundraising Drive Underway to Honor the Engineering Pioneer by Kristen Nemoto Jay.  
https://www.thehawaiiherald.com/2019/03/19/womens-history-month-mae-nishioka-an-engineering-trailblazer

Mae Nishioka and Pearl Yamaguchi in 2012 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel at the chartering of the Society of Women Engineers Hawaiian Islands Chapter. (Photo by Eugene Hopkins, Photographer)

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