The Vanguard Women in Information Technology Scholarship Program provides merit-based scholarships of up to $8,000 to female students entering their senior year of college who are majoring in computer science, computer engineering, web design, or another IT-related discipline. Scholarships are offered each year for full-time study at a select accredited four-year institution of the student's choice.

Demonstrating a commitment to diversity and to the workforce of tomorrow, in 2006 Vanguard introduced a scholarship of up to $8,000 to assist female students entering their senior year of college who are majoring in computer science, computer engineering, web design, or related information technology disciplines. The program offers a terrific opportunity to reduce financial barriers for female students with high academic and leadership promise.

Since introducing this program, Vanguard has awarded more than $140,000 to deserving college students.

For further information about career opportunities at Vanguard, students may visit careers.vanguard.com.

Vanguard, headquartered in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, is one of the world's largest investment management companies and a leading provider of company-sponsored retirement plan services. Vanguard manages nearly $1.3 trillion in U.S. mutual fund assets, including more than $390 billion in employer-sponsored retirement plans. Vanguard offers more than 150 funds to U.S. investors and more than 50 additional funds in non-U.S. markets.

This scholarship program is administered by Scholarship Management Services, a division of Scholarship America. Scholarship Management Services is the nation's largest designer and manager of scholarship and tuition reimbursement programs for corporations, foundations, associations and individuals.

The program is closed at this time. You may return to this site in August of 2010 to access the program guidelines and application form for the 2011 program.