Educational Resources
Code.org is a non-profit organization that aims to encourage people, particularly school students, to learn computer science. The website includes free coding lessons, sounds, and many more things used to help students code fluently. The initiative also targets schools in an attempt to encourage them to include more computer science classes in the curriculum.
Scholarship Opportunites
2025 Society of Women Engineers Scholarships
SWE Scholarships support students who identify as a woman and pursue an ABET-accredited bachelor or graduate student program in preparation for careers in engineering, engineering technology, and fields related to engineering globally. In 2024, SWE disbursed over 328 scholarships valued at nearly $1,500,000. Find out when and how to apply for National SWE scholarships here, and Chicago region scholarships here.
2025 AAUW Naperville Scholarship
Application will begin in January, 2025. Please watch for announcements here.
Project Synergy: Developing Connections at the Interface of Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, and Data Science is a cohort program for new freshman students majoring in Biochemistry, Chemistry, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, or Physics. Participants will take a common curriculum of Cornerstone Seminar, Physics, and Calculus and have the opportunity to explore real-world research problems in their first year. Throughout their four years, STEM Synergy Scholars will have enhanced educational experiences, including a variety of career development and research opportunities available. This program is supported by an NSF S-STEM grant and includes scholarship support of up to $10,000 per year for four years for at least eight STEM Synergy Scholars per year. More details here.