This is only 1 of 32 scholarships in plastics engineering available through the Society of Plastics Engineers. This plastics engineering polymer extrusion division scholarship is for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in the field of polymer extrusion, but other scholarships available from this website are for various levels of college students and have deadlines of January 15.
Plastics Pioneers Association Scholarships **NEW**
The Plastics Pioneers Association (PPA) is an organization of individuals who are persons of accomplishment in the plastics industry and who wish to foster the bonds of friendship and fraternalism among them.
The objectives of the organization are to recognize achievements in the fields of plastics and / or polymer science, engineering, technology, education, sales / marketing or management; to support industry-wide educational programs and to promote the study and improvement of plastics and / or polymer science, engineering and technology in the plastics industry.
One key way these objectives are achieved is through the Plastics Pioneers Education Fund, which supports scholarships to worthy students. This year, the Plastics Pioneers Association selected The SPE Foundation as the administrator of their scholarship program.
PPA Scholarships
Ten $3,000 scholarships are available to students who are committed to becoming "hands-on" worked in the plastics industry - students who are dedicated to careers in plastics as technicians or engineers.
Applicants must be undergraduate students in either a 4-year college or a 2-year technical program.
Fields of study include plastics engineering, plastics technology, polymer science, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, packaging, manufacturing support, mold making, mold design, product design, etc.
THE SPE Foundation Scholarships
General Scholarships
Undergraduate and graduate scholarships range up to $4,000 annually. Scholarships are awarded for one year only, but applicants may apply for re-award for up to three additional years.
In addition, the following scholarships are included in the General Scholarship category
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Composites Division / Harold Giles Scholarship
One undergraduate or graduate award of $1,000 is made annually.
Robert E. Cramer / Product Design & Development Division / Mid-Michigan Section Scholarship
One undergraduate or graduate award of $1,000 is made annually.
Robert G. Dailey / Detroit Section Scholarship
One undergraduate or graduate award of $4,000 is made annually.
Ted and Ruth Neward Scholarships
Three undergraduate or graduate awards of $3,000 are made annually to citizens of the United States
Polymer Modifiers & Additives Division Scholarships
Three $4,000 undergraduate awards are made annually.
Thermoplastic Materials & Foams Division Scholarship
One $1,000 undergraduate award will be made annually to a student in a science or engineering program.
Vinyl Plastics Division Scholarship
One $3,000 undergraduate award will be made annually . Preference will be given to applicants with experience in the vinyl industry, such as courses taken , research conducted or jobs held.
Special Scholarships
The following special scholarships require specific information or background and must be applied for separately.
Blow Molding Division Memorial Scholarships (in memory of Carrie Fox Solin and John Raymond
Up to two awards of $8,000 (payable over 2 years) will be made. Applicants must be completing the second year of a 4-year undergraduate plastics engineering program and be a member of an SPE Student Chapter.
Extrusion Division / Lew Erwin Memorial Scholarship
One award of $2,500 is made each year to support undergraduate or graduate research in the field of polymer extrusion. Applicants must be working on a Senior or MS project which the scholarship will help support. The project must be described in writing, including background, objective, and proposed experiments. The recipient will be expected to furnish a final research summary report.
Fleming / Blaszcak Scholarship
This $2,000 scholarship is available to full-time undergraduate students at a 4-year college or students enrolled in a graduate program. Applicants for this award must be of Mexican descent and citizens or legal residents of the United States.
Gulf Coast Hurricane Scholarships **NEW**
For the 2007-2008 school year, the award will consist of one 4-year university of college scholarship of $6,000 (funds distributed on a yearly basis) and two 2-year junior college or technical institute scholarships of $2,000 (funds distributed on a year basis). Learn more.
Thermoforming Division Memorial Scholarship
Multiple scholarships up to $7,500 are awarded annually to graduate or undergraduate students, including those enrolled in associate degree or technical degree programs. Applicants must have experience in the thermoforming industry, such as courses taken, research conducted or jobs held.
Thermoset Division / James I. MacKenzie Memorial Scholarship
Two awards of $1,000 are made annuallyone to an undergraduate student and one to a graduate student. Applicants must have experience in the thermoset industry, such as courses taken, research conducted or jobs held.
The SPE Foundation is an affiliate of the Society of Plastics Engineers
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