Two new outside scholarship opportunities

We have just been notified of two seperate outside scholarship opportunities and wanted to make you aware of each.  If you are eligible ensure that you submit an application by the deadlines listed on each application.

1) Women's Opportunity Award Program

http://www.soroptimist.org/awards/apply.html 
Local contact information is as follows:
SI of Greenville
Ms. Donna Eskridge
226 Eagles Landing Ln.
Seneca, SC 29672
864-888-8838

2) Bill Zito Scholarship

 

The Bill Zito Scholarship was established by Enercon and it is administered by the PMMI Education & Training Foundation. This one-time $2,100 scholarship will be awarded to a student enrolled in a two- or four-year program at any of PMMI’s Partner schools.

When applying for the Bill Zito scholarship, students must:

• Have a GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Be majoring in packaging engineering or a related area
• Demonstrate a commitment to excellence in the packaging industry
• Be currently enrolled in the program
• Have a financial need
• Demonstrate extra-curricular involvement, such as athletics
• Have a recommendation from faculty

 

Students wishing to apply for this scholarship should submit an essay describing their interest in the packaging field, and their career goals to danny@pmmi.org The essay should clearly state the name of the applicant, address, phone number, email address, and school.

The deadline to apply for this scholarship is November 18, 2011. Any students planning to enroll in the 2012 spring semester are encouraged to apply.

For additional information, please contact Danny Martinez, PMMI Education Coordinator by Phone: 571-612-3204, Fax: 703-243-8556 or by e-mail at danny@pmmi.org.