Grand Canyon SME Scholarship

Grand Canyon Section of SME

2018 Scholarship Application Form

The Grand Canyon Section of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration is seeking applicants for our annual scholarship.  The scholarship amount varies from year to year but has in the past ranged from $1,000 to $6,000.  The number of scholarships given also varies year to year.  The scholarship is for the 2018-2019 school year only but you may reapply in subsequent years.  An applicant must be a full time student in good standing, intending to enter a University, and seeking a degree in a mining related field including but not limited to: Mining Engineering, Geological Engineering, Metallurgy, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Chemical Engineering, Mineral Exploration Geology, Science, and Engineering as related to mining activities. If your degree has a mining related application and you intend on pursuing a career in the mining industry, please apply.   

Scholarship Rules and Guidelines:

·         Be an SME student member in good standing

·         Be a student in good standing at an ABET accredited university, or a Bagdad High School senior that has been accepted into an ABET accredited university

·         Be majored in (or intend to major in) a field related to the mining and minerals industry

Requirements:

·         Letter of recommendation: from a professor or employer

·         Copy of transcripts: unofficial or official

·         One page essay: What obligations do operating mines and their employees have to the surrounding communities, and what will you do in the future to sustain or improve this relationship?

·         Resume

PDF versions of all documents are preferred.

Application Submission Deadline: November 23, 2018

Recipients will be notified in January by email.

Please send applications electronically (preferred) to GrandCanyonSME@gmail.com or physically to:

Grand Canyon SME

PO Box 1464

Bagdad, AZ 86321

Grand Canyon SME Scholarship Application Form

All information is required.

Last Name:                                                                  First Name:    

Email:

Phone:

Mailing Address:

SME Member ID:

College Attending:                                                      Expected Graduation Date:

Address:

Degree Pursuing:                    Undergraduate                    Graduate                    PhD   

Current GPA:

Submission check list:

            Application form

            Letter of recommendation

            Transcripts

            Essay

            Resume

Email to:          GrandCanyonSME@gmail.com

Or mail to:       Grand Canyon SME

PO Box 1464

Bagdad, AZ 86321