TAPPI Scholarship Application Deadlines Approaching.

TAPPI is pleased to announce its 2006 scholarship program for students interested in the paper, converting, and related industries. TAPPI is committed to addressing the need for qualified professionals in the pulp, paper, packaging, and converting industries, and the scholarship program is one way to support outstanding achievement and emerging talent. Annually, TAPPI awards the following scholarships:

Coating and Graphic Arts Division - Up to four $1000 scholarships
Corrugated Packaging Division - Multiple $2000 and $1000 scholarships
Engineering Division - Up to two $1,500 scholarships
Environmental Division -- $2500 and $500 scholarships
Nonwovens Division - A $1000 scholarship
Paper and Board Division - Multiple $1000 scholarships
PLACE Division - A $1000 scholarship
Pulp Manufacture Division - Two $2000, two $1000, and a $500 scholarship
William C. Cullison Scholarship - A $4000 scholarship

Download the complete scholarship descriptions, along with qualifications and applications. The application deadline for most scholarships is January 31, 2006. Refer to each scholarship for specific instructions and deadlines.

These scholarships are available to all engineers potentially interested in the paper industry. For ChEs, you do not have to be taking the Pulp and Paper or Inks and Imaging option to apply. However you should have an honest interest in the paper industry.