ILMA opens 2010 scholarship program application period.
Press Release Summary:
ILMA has announced that applications for 2010-2011 ILMA Scholarship Program are available and are being accepted through June 30. Applicants must be citizens of North American country, enrolled for 2010-2011 academic year at college or university as undergraduate, and have minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA. Application form is available on ILMA website. Over 80 applications were received in 2009 and organization has awarded 52 students scholarships over past 9 yr.
Original Press Release:
2010 ILMA Scholarship Application Period Is Now Open
ALEXANDRIA, VA - Applications for the 2010-2011 ILMA Scholarship Program are now available and will be accepted through June 30.
Over the past nine years, ILMA has awarded 52 students scholarships. Of these, 23 have graduated from college and another 23 are still receiving funding and working toward their degrees. The applicant pool grows every year, with more than 80 applications received in 2009.
"The ILMA Scholarship Program is a great way for ILMA members to help the future leaders of tomorrow," Scholarship Committee Chair Anwer Hussain said. "Many students have already been helped because of this program; it's a wonderful attribute of ILMA and its members. I am looking forward to reviewing the new group of students eager to achieve their educational goals."
The requirements to apply for the Scholarship are outlined below, and are also available on the Scholarship Application page on the ILMA website. The website also has the application form, a promotional flyer for your company's office, as well as information on current scholarship recipients.
To be eligible, applicants must:
o be a citizen in a North American country
o enroll or be enrolled for the 2010-2011 academic year at a college or university in North America as an undergraduate
o register as a full-time student
o have a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA)
Other factors taken into consideration, in the order listed, are:
o relationship to ILMA member company (excluding owners' children) this includes partial and minority owners
o financial need
o cumulative GPA
o preference will be given to those with majors in math, science and engineering.
For information on how you or your company can make a contribution to help ILMA award these scholarships, visit the Scholarship Contributions page on the ILMA website. Contributions are tax deductible.
The Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association (ILMA) was founded in 1948. ILMA's 268 members include independent lubricant companies that produce more than 25% of all lubricants and 80% or more of the metalworking fluids and other specialty industrial lubricants sold in the U.S., and key suppliers of raw materials and services to independent lubricant manufacturers.
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