SMD Scholarship

One $2,500 scholarship is available to full-time undergraduate applicants in their sophomore or junior years, who are majoring in metallurgical and/or materials science and engineering with an emphasis on the science and engineering of load-bearing materials, including studies into the nature of a material's physical properties based upon its microstructure and operating environment.

Awards are presented during the Structural Materials Division luncheon at the TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition, and up to $500 is available for each recipient's travel expenses. Award recipients must travel to and attend the conference in order to receive the travel funds associated with this award.

Recipients are known as SMD Scholars.

Funding for this scholarship is provided by the TMS Structural Materials Division and TMS Foundation.

Funds for the Battelle Materials Graduate Student Award will soon be exhausted and will be issued on a first-come/first-served basis.

Criteria

1. The applicant must be a student member of Material Advantage.
2. Applicants must be an undergraduate sophomore or junior enrolled full time in a metallurgical/materials science engineering program at a qualified college or university.
3. Relatives of members of the funding committee/division are not eligible.
4. Submitted coursework must be relevant to the scholarship for which the student is applying.
5. Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher required.

How to Apply

Please submit online the following documents to complete the scholarship application process. Paper and e-mailed applications and letters will not be accepted.

1. Completed application form.
2. An individual statement describing unique educational experiences (e.g., special projects), career plans, leadership experience, involvement in a Material Advantage chapter, and community involvement. This statement should be no more than 200 words and double-spaced.
3. CV (optional).
4. An up-to-date transcript of your academic record.
5. Three (3) recommendations from educators and/or employees who are familiar with your background.

You may apply for up to two TMS sponsored scholarships per year, however, TMS will only award one scholarship per student per year. If you are selected for more than one scholarship, you will automatically receive the one with the highest value.