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Scholarship Program

The Objective of the Material Handling Education Foundation Scholarship Program is to promote the study of material handling and to expose as many students as possible to the material handling industry, including the vast array of equipment, systems and technologies represented by the industry; the role of material handling in a productive enterprise; and the many career paths available within the supplier, distributor and end-user (applications) sides of the industry. The Goal of the scholarship program is to encourage choices upon graduation that will ultimately lead to careers within the industry and careers in teaching and research that will prepare the next generation of industry leaders.

Instructions to Applicant

1. A Primary Faculty Contact MUST be named who is willing to assist in the preparation & submission of the scholarship application.
2. The following supplemental materials should be sent to your Faculty Contact Person for submission:
   
   1. Three letters of recommendation from college or university faculty, one of which may be from your primary faculty contact. These letters should attest to your academic and scholastic ability and may also include comments on your qualities of leadership, initiative, enthusiasm, adaptability, seriousness of purpose, and any other considerations which may have a bearing on your application.
   2. Official transcript(s) of all academic work completed beyond high school.
   3. The completed scholarship application, including the Applicant's Certification, unless submitted online.
   4. All parts, application, letters of recommendation and official transcripts should be mailed to the Foundation Offices for receipt prior to the March 1, 2008 deadline.

Scholarship Eligibility and Criteria

1. Applicants must be enrolled, or intending to enroll, in either an undergraduate, four (4) year baccalaureate program or a post graduate program leading to a masters or Ph.D. degree at a pre-qualified institution. Undergraduates must have completed a minimum of two (2) years of their undergraduate education. Students from junior and community colleges or other two (2) year post secondary institutions are also encouraged to apply if they have been accepted as a transfer student to a four (4) year program. Applicants must have maintained a "B" overall grade point average and be full-time students.
2. Programs of study eligible for Foundation scholarships include Civil, Electrical, Industrial, and Mechanical Engineering (and Engineering Technology); computer engineering; computer science; and business administration with an emphasis in production management, industrial distribution and/or logistics.
3. Students must be enrolled in an accredited and pre-qualified program of study with the resources and means to support the study of material handling and material handling related subjects either through formal course work, independent study, summer work or coop experience, industry internships or some combination of same. Applicants must outline in the required essay a plan of study for their entire academic program that documents how they will achieve the stated objective of the scholarship program.

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For more information, contact Victoria Wheeler at vwheeler@mhia.org