The scholarship is awarded to engineering majors. It is awarded to a chemical engineering major. It is renewable for three additional years and, consequently, is awarded only once every four years. Awarded for the first time in 1996. These awards are presented to students entering engineering or computer science.
Preference is given to chemical, electrical, industrial and mechanical engineering majors.
Recipients must be U.S. citizens enrolled in an engineering program. These scholarships are administered on a local level by SWE's National Best Student Section, and Regional Best Student Sections. These scholarships were established in 1973 in honor of the first woman engineer employed at Westinghouse. They were instituted to attract women to the field of engineering and are supported by the Westinghouse Educational Foundation. Recipients must be U.S. citizens enrolled in an engineering program.