The Rubber Division, ACS is offering undergraduate scholarship to students entering their junior or senior year for the fall-spring academic year. Scholarship award serves to honor the dedication to education and Rubber Division, ACS that Russ showed during his nearly 50 years in the rubber industry. Each winner receives up to $5,000 to put towards educational expenses and is named a Rubber Division, ACS Scholar.
Mission of the Rubber Division, ACS is to expand the elastomeric profession and individual development through educational, technical and interactive activities.
Eligibility:
- Scholarship applicants must be enrolled in a fully accredited university or college in a country where Rubber Division, ACS has a resident subdivision or partner organization – currently USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil or India.
- Applicants may have a major area of study in Chemistry, Physics, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Polymer Science or any other technical discipline of relevance to the rubber industry.
- The scholarship winners will have a serious interest in full-time professional employment in the rubber industry upon graduation and shall show promise of a productive future as a technically trained professional
- incoming college juniors and seniors with a “B” or better academic average for all of their undergraduate work and a minimum of three (3) semesters or six (6) terms completed
How to Apply:
For applying the scholarship, the candidates must complete the application form that can be downloaded through the given link:
http://www.rubber.org/uploads/95271439238987.pdf
Supporting Documents:
- Two (2) or more nomination letters written on company/university letterhead and signed by the professor/nominator
- Your official transcripts from all schools attended should be mailed by your school registrar via regular mail
Submitting Details:
You can submit complete application packet at the given address:
Christie Robinson, Training & Development Director Rubber Division, ACS 411 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., Ste. 201 Akron, OH 44311
Award Amount:
- Rubber Division, ACS offers two $5,000 Undergraduate Scholarships to students entering their junior or senior year for the fall-spring academic year.
- In addition, the Connecticut Rubber Group offers a $5,000 Russell Mazzeo Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship
Application Deadline:
March 1 of each year is the scholarship application deadline.
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