Thermoforming Division Memorial Scholarship

Award Amount
Application deadline
Awarded By:

Society of Plastic Engineers Foundation

Number of Awards & Eligibility: Multiple 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 have experience in the thermoforming industry, such as courses taken, research conducted, or jobs held. The student must also have demonstrated or expressed an interest in the plastics industry and major or take courses in an area that would be beneficial to a career in the plastics industry.
  3. Must be an undergraduate or graduate student at time of application. Students in technical or associate's degree programs are also eligible.
  4. Must be enrolled full time.

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

Description: This scholarship is available for international and U.S. undergraduate and graduate students who are majoring or taking courses in an area that would be beneficial to a career in the plastics industry. Applicants must have experience in the thermoforming industry, such as courses taken, research conducted, or jobs held.

Application requirements for the Thermoforming Division Memorial Scholarship are:

  • Application form
  • Official Transcript
  • Recommendation letters (3)
  • Activities list
  • Resume
  • Statement of eligibility
  • Essay
Additional Information: All applicants must be in good standing with their colleges. Financial need is 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: Up to $5,000 annually, non-renewable.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $5,000.

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 thermoforming 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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