Scholarships
Invest in the Future
We provide scholarships to help high school and college girls, as well as women returning to school, succeed in technology-related fields. By serving students in Middle Tennessee, we foster the growth of female tech talent and positively influence our local workforce.
WiTT partners with area businesses and educational institutions to offer a wide variety of scholarships. Our scholarships encourage and enable recipients to pursue technology-related careers and contribute to our local community of women in tech. To foster that community, we provide local scholarship recipients with the opportunity to join WiTT at no additional cost.
College Scholarships for High School Seniors
College Scholarships for Active 2 and 4 Year College Students
WiTT Grants (Teacher & Childcare)
WiTT Professional Development Program
Up to $1,000
Due: 3/31, 6/30, 9/30, 11/30
The WiTT Professional Development Program is designed to support WiTT members in their pursuit of professional development opportunities that will allow them to either advance their existing IT career or transition into the field. Through this program, WiTT members may submit requests to have the costs of their professional development activities covered, either partially or in full, up to a limit of $1,000 per request. These activities include, but are not limited to, training, certification, and conference registration. The requests will be reviewed quarterly by the Scholarships Committee. All WiTT members are eligible to apply; however, preference will be given to applicants who have been members of WiTT for more than 6 months and to those who have not previously received professional development funds.
Applications are reviewed and awarded quarterly.
WiTT Member Scholarship
$5,000
Due: 4/30
The WiTT Member Scholarship Program is designed to support WiTT members in their pursuit of a technology degree (graduate or undergraduate) that will allow them to either advance their existing IT career or transition into the field. The $5,000 scholarship can be used at any accredited college or university headquartered in the United States. Recipients must be residents of middle Tennessee who are at least 2+ years out from high school, home school, or receiving their GED.
Data Science Graduate Student Scholarship, Vanderbilt Data Science Institute
100% Tuition Scholarship
Due: 2/15
The Data Science Graduate Student Scholarship provides a 100% tuition scholarship to one female WiTT Member enrolling in the data science master’s program through Vanderbilt’s Data Science Institute. The data science masters program at Vanderbilt University is designed to be computationally intensive, with a focus on statistical principles while remaining accessible to students with broad educational backgrounds. The degree has a strong interdisciplinary flavor, encourages students to interact with faculty across campus and work with data on topics they are passionate about, and connects to Nashville’s growing data science emphasis in the health care and technology sectors. To learn more about the program, visit the Data Science Institute website.
Sponsored by the Data Science Institute at Vanderbilt University
Click here to applyLipscomb University Graduate Student Discount
10% Tuition Discount
WiTT partners with Lipscomb University to provide a 10% tuition discount to one WiTT member per year who is pursuing a graduate degree from Lipscomb’s College of Computing and Technology.
Sponsored by Lipscomb University
To apply, contact:
Steve Nordstrom, Interim Dean College of Computing & Technology
Belmont University, Massey College of Business, MS Applied Analytics Discount
20% Tuition Discount
WiTT partners with Belmont University to provide a 20% tuition discount to one WiTT member per year who is pursuing a graduate degree from Belmont University, Master of Science in Applied Analytics.
Sponsored by Belmont University
Pivot Technology School
$2,500 Scholarship
To support more women entering the technology industry, this scholarship provides partial funding for a Pivot Tech student pursuing a Certificate of Completion in the fields of Software Development, Data Analytics, and Cybersecurity. Pivot Technology School is a leader in the technology education space, specializing in providing industry-standard tech skills with a unique and innovative approach. The scholarship to a 20-week program with a value of $2,500 and includes a 1-year Membership to WiTT. To be considered for the scholarships applicant must be a female pursuing an education in Software Development, Data Analytics, and Cybersecurity and accepted at Pivot Tech, be a resident of Tennessee, and a essay to include how they will leverage their WiTT membership to give back to the community 250-300 words or a video essay. Interested applicants will reach out directly to Pivot Tech, for more information and to apply by submitting an essay to info@pivottechschool.com.
WiTT College Scholarship
$7,500
Due: 4/30
WiTT awards scholarships to female high school seniors in the Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area who will be enrolling in college with the intent to pursue a career in a technology-related field. The purpose of the WiTT College Scholarship is to encourage more women to consider careers in technology and bring more gender diversity to the industry. Applications are due April 30th and winners are announced by August 1.
WiTT Diversity Scholarship
1st Place: $7,000
Runner Up (2): $5,000
Due: 4/30
WiTT awards three tuition scholarships to female students from a traditionally underrepresented minority within Middle Tennessee IT who intends to pursue a career in a technology-related field. Applicants may be current college students or current high school seniors intending to enroll in a 4-year college or university. Applications are due April 30th and winners are announced by August 1.
Click here to applyLipscomb University College Scholarship
10% Tuition Scholarship
WiTT partners with Lipscomb University to provide a 10% tuition scholarship to a female high school senior from Middle Tennessee High Schools seeking admission to Lipscomb’s College of Computing and Technology.
To apply, contact:
Steve Nordstrom, Interim Dean College of Computing & Technology
WiTT Diversity Scholarship
1st Place: $7,000
Runner Up (2): $5,000
Due: 4/30
WiTT awards three tuition scholarships to female students from a traditionally underrepresented minority within Middle Tennessee IT who intends to pursue a career in a technology-related field. Applicants may be current college students or current high school seniors intending to enroll in a 4-year college or university. Applications are due April 30th and winners are announced by August 1.
WiTT State Community College Scholarships
$2,000
Due: 5/30
To encourage more women to consider careers in technology and bring more gender diversity to the industry, the WiTT Community College Scholarship is designed for female in the Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area who will be enrolling in college with the intent to pursue a career in a technology-related field. Student must be enrolled in Nashville State Community College.
Sponsored by: Caterpillar, Inc.
Click here to applyCGI Scholarship & Internship
$3,500
WiTT sponsor, CGI, offers a $2,500 scholarship to a female student pursuing a computer science, information systems, or related degree at a university in the Middle Tennessee area who is selected for CGI's summer internship program in their Franklin, TN office. WiTT matches the scholarship so that the student receives a total of $3,500.
Sponsored by CGI
Applicants interview and are selected by CGI during the Fall semester.
WiTT K-12 Teacher Grant
$2,500 awarded quarterly
Due: 3/31, 6/30, 9/30, 11/30
WiTT has committed up to $10,000 annually toward the WiTT K-12 Teacher Grant. The grant is designed to support Middle Tennessee K-12 teachers who are applying innovative ideas in the classroom that foster interest in technology and technology careers. Through this program, K-12 teachers in Middle Tennessee may submit requests for funding related to professional development or classroom supplies. These requests may be large or small and can include (but are not limited to):
- Training, or certifications that improve the teacher’s technical acumen
- Conference registration (and/or associated conference costs) where teachers can gain training on new technology or innovative curricular methods to apply and promote technology fields
- Purchasing of classroom supplies, such as Raspberry Pi computers, Dot & Dash robots, MakerSpace materials, or software
- In-classroom initiatives with the aim of increasing student exposure to careers in technology
- Other classroom needs or professional development activities that would increase students’ exposure to technology and technology careers
Applications are reviewed quarterly.
Click here to applyWiTT Childcare Grant
$3,750 awarded quarterly
Due: 3/31, 6/30, 9/30, 11/30
WiTT has committed up to $15,000 annually toward the WiTT Childcare Grant. The grant is designed to support Middle Tennessee female parents or guardians pursuing a tech-related education or returning to the workforce in a tech-related position. Through this program, female parents or guardians may submit requests to fund childcare expenses of up to $3,750 at a Tennessee-licensed childcare agency, which will be reviewed by the WiTT Scholarship Committee quarterly. The grant also includes a 1-year membership with WiTT. The applicant must be:
- A female parent or guardian pursuing education, career development, employment in the technology field in Middle Tennessee
- Child enrolled or to be enrolled in a childcare agency licensed with the State of Tennessee
Applications are reviewed quarterly.
Click here to apply