Software Engineering Immersive Scholarships
Democratization of Elite Education
Codesmith is dedicated to supporting the success of high-achieving residents in the Software Engineering Immersive program and beyond.
Our full-tuition, partial-tuition, and partner scholarships have been created to provide financial support to outstanding community members who exemplify Codesmith’s values, especially those from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in the tech industry.

Full-Tuition Scholarships
Full-Tuition scholarships are awarded on a quarterly or annual basis depending on availability. Please review the annual application deadlines for more information.
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Black Engineers Scholarship
Codesmith is proud to offer the Black Engineers Scholarship for applicants who identify as Black or African-American. The scholarship aims to support Black excellence in the technology industry and foster the growth of leaders dedicated to supporting the next generation of aspiring Black engineers.
Check out our blog post to learn more:
Codesmith Scholarship Spotlight: Black Engineers Scholarship
International Scholarship
Codesmith is proud to support our growing international community by providing a scholarship award to an outstanding individual who is not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. The international scholarship aims to support high-achieving applicants from countries where access to advanced tech education has traditionally been limited.
Check out Ruqayaah's blog post to learn more:
Codesmith International Scholarship Spotlight - Meet Ruqayaah
Community Scholarship
Fostering a supportive and collaborative community is one of Codesmith’s core values. The Community Scholarship seeks to support an outstanding individual who has been invaluable in building community in Codesmith spaces (including CSX and public workshops). To be considered for the Community Scholarship, an applicant must be nominated by their peers.
Previous Community Scholarship recipient Chris shared insights into his journey with learning to code and launching a career in tech. Learn more:
Fireside Chat: Self-Learning to Start Your Coding Career
Cohort Scholarships
Codesmith created the Cohort Scholarship with a mission to support brilliant aspiring engineers from all backgrounds - especially those traditionally underrepresented in the tech industry. Scholarships are awarded based on contribution to the Codesmith community, leadership, technical and academic aspiration, and financial need - all residents accepted into an immersive program are eligible to apply.
Cohort Scholarships are awarded for each Software Engineering Immersive cohort and typically range between $500-$2,500. Applications are due 14 days before the cohort start date and awards are sent out the week before the cohort begins.
Edie Windsor Coding Scholarship
The Edie Windsor Coding Scholarship by Lesbians Who Tech makes it possible for incoming LGBTQ+ women and non-binary techies to kickstart careers in technology. Applications and awards are managed directly by Lesbians Who Tech – scholarship applications are typically due by mid-February and award decisions are typically sent mid-March. Lesbians Who Tech matches scholarship recipients with a variety of coding schools – while you do not need to be accepted to an immersive program to apply for the scholarship, you must be both matched with Codesmith and accepted to one of our software engineering immersive programs within the year to redeem your scholarship with Codesmith.
To learn more, visit the Lesbians Who Tech website - Edie Windsor Coding Scholarship.
Celebrating Black Excellence in Tech
Codesmith Black Engineers Scholarship recipient Laurence made the transition from rocket science to software engineering with Codesmith! Learn how she built a live tracker for upcoming rocket launches.
Frequently Asked Questions
There are no application fees for any of Codesmith’s programs.
While each scholarship has its own requirements, for all full-tuition and cohort scholarships, you must first be accepted to the Software Engineering Immersive program to submit an application. Edie Windsor Coding Scholarships are awarded directly by Lesbians Who Tech, and you must also be accepted to one of Codesmith’s Immersive programs or Codesmith’s Prep Programs to use the scholarship.
Scholarship applications and interviews are typically evaluated on the following criteria: Contribution to the Codesmith Community, Leadership, Technical & Academic Aspiration, and Financial Need. Some scholarships may have additional evaluation criteria.
Full-Tuition scholarships are awarded on a quarterly or annual basis depending on availability. Please review the annual application deadlines for more information.
For partial-tuition Cohort scholarships, applications are due 14 days before the cohort start date and awards are sent out the week before the cohort begins.
For the Edie Windsor Coding Scholarship by Lesbians Who Tech (LWT), applications are due by mid-February and award decisions are typically sent mid-March. Applications and awards are all managed directly by Lesbians Who Tech.
During the Immersive program, recipients must complete two short Q&As. To get an idea of Q&A content that has been shared in the past, check out Cris’s Course Report spotlight.
After graduation, scholarship recipients are expected to:
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Be willing to participate in alumni panel events relevant to their background, experience and knowledge and participate in one Mock Interview Day
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Participate as a mentor to Immersive applicants in Codesmith's Mentorship Program
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Be willing to be featured in Codesmith promotional materials
Tuition for 2023 cohorts of the Software Engineering Immersive program is $20,925. We provide a range of options to help you finance your education, including payment plans, loan partners and scholarships.
Financing is typically the last step of the admissions process, and once you have been accepted to the Immersive program, the admissions team will work with you to confirm the financing options that work the best for you! You can review more information about Immersive tuition and financing here.
We offer full and partial-tuition cohort scholarships for both of our Prep Programs: JavaScript for Beginners and CS Prep. Once accepted to these programs, you will be eligible to apply for scholarships.