Thermoplastic Elastomers Special Interest Group Scholarship

Award Amount
Application deadline
Awarded By:

Society of Plastic Engineers Foundation

Number of Awards & Eligibility: Two awards offered annually.
In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:
  1. This award is for international and U.S. students.
  2. Must enroll full time.
  3. Must be a current undergraduate or graduate student.
  4. Must have experience in the thermoplastic elastomers industry, such as courses taken, research conducted, or internships/jobs held. The student must also have an expressed or demonstrated interest in the plastics industry and be majoring or taking courses in an area that would be beneficial to a career in the plastics industry.

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

Description: U.S. and international undergraduate and graduate students who have a demonstrated or expressed interest in the plastics industry are eligible for this award. Students must have experience in the thermoplastic elastomers industry (courses taken, research conducted, or internships/jobs held).

Application requirements for the Thermoplastic Elastomers Special Interest Group Scholarship are:

  • Recommendation letters (3)
  • Application form
  • Official Transcript
  • Activities list
  • Resume
  • Statement of eligibility
  • Essay
Additional Information: Applicants must be in good academic standing with their schools. Financial need of applicants will be considered for most scholarships. All scholarships will be paid directly to the recipients' schools. The SPE Foundation will not award scholarships to applicants who are not qualified and reserves the right to not award a scholarship in a given year if it so chooses.

Award Amount: One award of $1,500 and one award of $1,000. Both awards are offered annually and are non-renewable.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $1,250.

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Monday, April 1

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Monday, April 1

Applications are available online from the Society of Plastic Engineers (SPE) Foundation website. Please note: The student need only one submit one application to apply for all scholarships for which he/she is eligible. Each student must upload the following documents to the online application: three recommendation letters (two from a teacher or school official and one from an employer or non-relative); a high school and/or college transcript for the last two years; a listing of current and past school activities and community activities and honors; a listing of his/her employment history, starting with his/her most recent job; a one- to two-page essay telling why he/she is applying for the scholarship, his/her qualifications, and his/her educational and career goals in the plastics industry; and a statement detailing his/her exposure to the thermoplastic elastomers industry (courses taken, research conducted or jobs held). Please note: If the student is unable to upload his/her transcript to the online application, he/she may submit the transcript via email or mail using the addresses provided. All application materials must be submitted by the deadline date.
About Society of Plastic Engineers Foundation:
Contact Information: Gene Havel, Scholarship and Grant Program Administrator
Address: 6 Berkshire Blvd. Suite 306 Bethel, Connecticut 06801

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