Pre-University Programming
Student Programs
The SWENext program offers a great opportunity for students to join SWE and provides resources for parents and educators to engage girls in engineering and technology. Membership in SWENext is free, and girls 13-18 can sign up on their own; girls under 13 are allowed to join when the parent agrees to be the primary contact. Current benefits to members, families, and educators are as follows:
- High school awards and recognition programs
- High school leadership training, networking, and outreach
- Meetups and hands-on events at our conferences around the world
- SWENext Clubs and club challenges
- Monthly newsletters with downloadable engineering activities
- Up-to-date information about outreach events (camps, competitions, etc.) hosted by SWE and its partners
- A catalog of available scholarships for engineering school offered by SWE and partner organizations
- Best practices on applying for scholarships and internships
- Quarterly learning opportunities, where engineers from various disciplines discuss the work that they do
- Resources for families and educators that can help effectively promote a career in engineering to their daughters and/or female engineering students
Pre-University Programming
SWENext
The SWENext program offers a great opportunity for students to join SWE and provides resources for parents and educators to engage girls in engineering and technology. Membership in SWENext is free, and girls 13-18 can sign up on their own; girls under 13 are allowed to join when the parent agrees to be the primary contact. Current benefits to members, families, and educators are as follows:
- High school awards and recognition programs
- High school leadership training, networking, and outreach
- Meetups and hands-on events at our conferences around the world
- SWENext Clubs and club challenges
- Monthly newsletters with downloadable engineering activities
- Up-to-date information about outreach events (camps, competitions, etc.) hosted by SWE and its partners
- A catalog of available scholarships for engineering school offered by SWE and partner organizations
- Best practices on applying for scholarships and internships
- Quarterly learning opportunities, where engineers from various disciplines discuss the work that they do
- Resources for families and educators that can help effectively promote a career in engineering to their daughters and/or female engineering students
Pre-University Programming
SWENext High School Leadership Academy (SHLA)
The SWENext High School Leadership Academy (SHLA) is an engaging virtual year-round program that builds self-confidence and resilience among high school students interested in engineering and technology degrees and provides them with multiple opportunities to network with peers, mentors, role models, and industry professionals.
Training and development are provided in five essential tracks, including:
- College Preparation
- STEM pathways
- Leadership
- Self-development
- Inclusion and cultural awareness
- The program consists of three leadership summits that take place throughout the year in addition to quarterly networking events.
University Programming
Collegiate Leadership Institute (CLI)
The Collegiate Leadership Institute’s (CLI) overarching goal is to equip collegiate members with the skills, knowledge, and leadership abilities that will enable them to become global leaders in their engineering careers and serve as a future pipeline for leaders in the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). To do this, the program aims to motivate, inspire, and support SWE collegiate members to successfully transition to the engineering workforce by providing key practices that will accelerate and enhance the success of collegiate to entering the engineering workforce.
To learn more about how your organization can support the CLI, please email strategicpartnerships@swe.org.
University Programming
Academic Leadership for Women in Engineering (ALWE)
To address the need for more women in academic leadership positions in engineering and foster the professional growth of women in academia, SWE developed the Academic Leadership for Women in Engineering (ALWE) program.
The overarching purpose of ALWE is to provide female academics in engineering with tangible skills and knowledge needed to pursue, acquire and gainfully maintain institutional leadership positions at a university. SWE also hopes this program provides women with skills to help them grow personally as leaders.
To learn more about how your organization can support the ALWE, please email strategicpartnerships@swe.org.
University Programming
Mentorship
The SWE Mentor Network is a private network for only SWE members that helps facilitate mentoring relationships. SWE members at all levels are able to offer mentoring services, receive mentoring, or even act as both a mentor and mentee.
