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AWIS NJ Essay Competition and STEM Scholarship

The AWIS NJ Essay Competition is an opportunity for graduating high school senior women entering a STEM program in college to be recognized for their accomplishments and their writing and interviewing skills.  Three finalists will receive award certificates and cash scholarships.  The competition is also open to rising senior women, the top three of whom will receive award certificates.

The application form is below, with instructions for the essay.  Feel free to Email us with any questions at awis_cjc@yahoo.com 

Applications are due Friday May 26th, 2023.

Your contact information: name, address, email, phone (required)

Your School & Grade(required)

Name and contact information for your Recommender & Guidance Counselor (required)

Academic Information, i.e., GPA and class rank (if available), SAT or ACT score(required)

List of extracurricular activities, with brief descriptions.(required)

List of any additional awards, distinctions, relevant AP courses or community projects.(required)

Essay/Scientist Profile Guidance: We welcome original, succinct essays up to 500 words: Many accomplished scientists are based in, or have had a connection with New Jersey during their careers. The AWIS NJ Annual Scholarship Competition is an opportunity to reach out and conduct a brief interview with a New Jersey connected female scientist in any content area that interests you. Your profile subject may live or work in NJ now, or may have done so at any time in their lives. Think about teachers who have inspired you; women who discover and develop drugs; architects and engineers who design and create buildings, bridges, renewable energy, environmental solutions; computational researchers who write software, social networking applications– inspiration is all around us. This is an opportunity to learn more about someone you already know, or to meet a scientist who interests you. Include your subject’s New Jersey connection, their current experience and its significance to their field of endeavor, and your personal take-­‐away. Perhaps this person has helped you understand ways that today’s scientists work together, or perhaps this person’s experience has helped you focus your interests. While you may use the Internet to help find your subject and useful background material, you MUST conduct a personal interview. Your profile must include at least one quote from your subject.(required)

Indicate here you have arranged for a recommendation letter from an adult who has interacted with you professionally. Please ask your advocate to use the Subject line: Your Name Scholarship 2023 Recommendation and send to awis_cjc@yahoo.com(required)

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