This story appears in The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society's student newsletter
Professional Preface, vol. 3, no. 3, p. 2.
Scholarships
Six scholarships are available. All applications are reviewed by a panel of
TMS judges and assessed on six points: scholarship application; academic
achievement; activities in and out of school, including work experience;
leadership; a personal profile statement written by the applicant; and three
letters of recommendation.
The Presidential Scholarship awards $4,000 to an undergraduate student majoring in metallurgical engineering, materials science and engineering, or minerals processing/extraction programs. A travel stipend of $500 is also available for the recipient to attend the TMS Annual Meeting to receive the scholarship. The recipient is chosen by a committee that is appointed by the TMS Student Affairs Committee.
The International Symposium on Superalloys Conference Scholarship consists of four $1,000 awards given to two undergraduate and two graduate students majoring in metallurgy and materials science and engineering or materials processing/extraction programs. Recipients are chosen by a panel appointed by the International Symposium on Superalloys Conference Organizing Committee and the TMS Student Affairs Committee.
The Extraction & Processing Division Scholarship awards $2,000 to an undergraduate student (preferably a senior) majoring in the extraction and processing of materials. Each recipient is invited to select up to five division-sponsored publications to be donated to his/her university. There is an additional $500 travel stipend to the TMS Annual Meeting. The recipient is chosen by a committee appointed by the division.
The Electronic, Magnetic & Photonic Division Gilbert Chin Scholarship awards $2,000 to an undergraduate student majoring in electronic, magnetic, or photonic materials. A $500 travel stipend is available to assist the student in traveling to receive the award at the TMS Annual Meeting. The recipient is chosen by a committee appointed by the division.
The Light Metals Division Scholarship awards $2,000 to undergraduate students (preferably juniors or seniors) majoring in nonferrous metallurgy. In addition, a $500 travel stipend to attend the TMS Annual Meeting is available and each recipient is able to select up to five division-sponsored publications to be donated to his/her university. The judges are appointed by the TMS Student Affairs Committee and the Light Metals Division.
The Structural Materials Division Scholarship offers $2,500 awards to undergraduate students (preferably seniors) majoring in materials science and engineering of physical metallurgy. Recipients may also receive a $500 travel stipend to the TMS Annual Meeting. The selection panel is appointed by the TMS Student Affairs Committee and the Structural Materials Division.
Student members are also eligible for three additional scholarships offered through, but not by, TMS: the Henry DeWitt Smith Graduate Scholarship Grant, the Lewis E. and Elizabeth W. Young Scholarship, and the Women's Auxiliary of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers Scholarship Loan Fund.
Contests
Student members can compete for cash prizes in four contests.
TheTMS Outstanding Graduate Paper and Outstanding Undergraduate Paper each award $750 in cash plus a $250 travel stipend to attend the TMS Annual Meeting. Prizes of $250 cash and $250 travel expenses are also awarded to the second-place winners. The undergraduate division is open to nonpublished essays on global and national issues, as well as technical research papers in any field of metallurgy or materials science. The graduate division is open to nonpublished technical or research papers in physical and mechanical metallurgy, extractive and process metallurgy, or materials science.
The Undergraduate Materials Design Competition (MaD) awards a first prize of $1,000 plus a $300 travel stipend for the recipient to receive the award at the TMS Annual Meeting. Both individual and team projects in three areas--design of a material, design of a process for a material, or selection of a material and process in component or device design--are accepted. Judging is based on the degree to which the project offers an original and creative solution to a design problem.
The Materials Design & Manufacturing Division Powder Materials Graduate Student Presentation Award, sponsored by the Powder Materials Committee, honors the best technical presentation at a TMS-sponsored meeting by a graduate student in the field of powder materials. The winner receives $200 in cash plus $300 in travel expenses to attend the award ceremony. The winner is selected by the Powder Materials Committee and receives the award at the following year's TMS Annual Meeting.
Students may also enters papers in the Electronic Materials Best Paper contest, which awards two $250 prizes: one for the best contribution to the Journal of Electronic Materials and one for the best presentation at the Electronic Materials Conference.
Chapters of Excellence
TMS recognizes five student chapters annually in its Chapters of Excellence contest. Each of the winning chapters receives a $400 cash award. Chapters are selected on the basis of general chapter activities, membership development activities, chapter relations, and annual reports submitted to TMS. ASM International will co-sponsor this program for the third year in 1996-1997.
How to Compete
The deadline for applications for all TMS scholarships and contests is June 30. For information on these programs, contact your student chapter faculty advisor or Nellie Luther of TMS at (724) 776-9000, ext. 213; fax (412) 776-3770; or e-mail natale@tms.org
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