Chapter 23 - Quad Cities Scholarship
Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation
Deadline: February 1.
To provide assistance to students who are pursuing manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, manufacturing technology, or integrated manufacturing systems. Qualifications: Applicants must be graduating high school senior or current college student (associates or bachelor’s); must have minimum 2.0 GPA; must pursuing an associate, bachelor's, or graduate degree in technical fields that directly support manufacturing; must attending accredited college or university in the United States or Canada; permanent resident or citizen of the United States, Canada, or possess a student visa; must be full-time or part-time student. Selection criteria: Preference will be given in the following order: an applicant who is an active SME Student Chapter member, is an SME Member or is a child, grandchild, or step child of a registered SME member or student member; an applicant who are residents of Iowa or Illinois and attending an Iowa or Illinois college or university; students who are residents of the state of Iowa or Illinois; applicants who attend a college or university located in Iowa or Illinois. How to apply: Applicants must submit online application form; should include: transcripts; STEM course list: all applicants need to submit a list of completed STEM courses high school seniors must provide every STEM course completed in high school, freshman and sophomore college students must submit all collegiate level STEM courses and relevant high school STEM courses, junior, senior and graduate students must submit collegiate level STEM courses only; recommendation letters: students must provide two references for letters of recommendation; one reference must be a faculty member; other reference may be a faculty member, employer, mentor, coach, etc.; recommendation letters from STEM teachers and professors are highly recommended; FAFSA submission summary. Focus: Engineering, Industrial; Manufacturing.