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IAPD Charitable Foundation Scholarship Program

The IAPD Charitable Foundation was established to develop and administer an award program at the undergraduate level to promote study helpful to the fields of polymer sciences, industrial distribution and general business. Each year, scholarships are awarded, typically in amounts from $1,000 to $2,500, to provide meaningful financial support for the education of worthy scholarship candidates. 

Eligibility Requirements:
Students must be EITHER enrolled in a full-time undergraduate program majoring in plastics engineering/polymer sciences, OR be an employee or a child of an employee of an IAPD member company if enrolled in any other full-time undergraduate program. (Full-time = minimum 12 credit hours/semester.) Candidates must have a minimum of a 2.5 cumulative GPA based on a 4.0 scale. Note: All scholarships are paid directly to the school, not to the student.

Application Process:
In addition to this application, students must also submit the following documents:

• A current official transcript. If you will be a sophomore in college, please send both high school and college transcripts. If you are unable to obtain your high school transcript, please check the appropriate box where indicated on the signature addendum page.
• A letter of recommendation from a principal or dean, department head, or instructor from your school.
• The signature addendum page of this application, signed by both student and a parent or guardian.

All applications, transcripts, letters of recommendation, and original completed signature addendum page must be received and/or postmarked on or before February 1, 2010, in order to be considered. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. Information submitted will be maintained in confidence and used solely for purposes of analyzing this scholarship application. Selection is made by a scholarship committee of four individuals, who carefully review all applications. Students are ranked based on academic achievement, extracurricular activities and financial need. Winners will be notified by mail on or before May 15, 2010. Awards will be mailed to the school by July 15, 2010. A check will be sent to the first choice school you indicate on question 8. If your school plans change prior to July 15, please promptly notify IAPD with new information. Scholarship awardees will be contacted prior to fund distribution to verify personal information, and to obtain your social security number and a recent photograph of yourself (digital or print only; cell phone photographs cannot be accepted).
 
All applications must be submitted online.  The additional supporting documents must be in English to be accepted.

If you have questions or issues with your application, contact Denise Rawlings at drawlings@iapd.org, +913.345.1005.

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