The Houston Section of NACE International has provided scholarships for over 20 years.Scholarships have traditionally been funded by The Houston Education Week (formally The Gulf Coast Corrosion Seminar) and Golf Tournaments. The available scholarships for the 2010-2011 Session include the following. ·Children of Houston NACE Members Scholarship. ·Houston NACE Member Sponsored Student Scholarship.
The NACE Houston Section Scholarship Committee (Jeff Willmon, Jane Brown, and Open) is now accepting applications for the 2011-2012 Scholarship Awards.NACE Houston Section members are allowed to sponsor up to two qualified students who are not entering or attending a ABET (Accredidation Board for Engineering and Technology) accredited college/university.
Consideration for award will be based on the funds available (voted on by the NACE Houston Section board) for award and the number of applications received.Declared majors in Engineering or Basic Science (Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Biochemistry, or Mathematics) courses may be given preference.
Applications, which are attached below, will be accept until June 1, 2012. Announcement of the winning nominees will be announced prior at the August 2012 Meeting.Awards will be distributed at the section meeting held in August, 2011. Qualifications for both the Children of Houston NACE Members Scholarships and Houston NACE Member Sponsored Student Scholarship are listed:
1.The student must be sponsored by a NACE Houston Section member in good standing.Further, a letter of recommendation for the student must be provided by the Section Member to the Scholarship Committee for the Member Sponsored Student Scholarship 2.The applicant must be a domestic US student member in good standing at an ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) accredited university. 3.The student must be attending college on a full time basis (12 hours/semester) and maintain a 2.5 GPA during the semester.A graduating high school senior is eligible as well. 4.Students must send an official transcript or report card and a copy of course records with their application.For graduating high school seniors, a letter of acceptance for the fall semester from the university is required. 5.The application forms and transcripts must be received at the office listed below by the close of the day June 1, 2011. 6.Award preference will be given to students studying engineering disciplines related to corrosion sciences.Further preferences will include NACE Student Section members, GPA, and extracurricular activities.
Additional information that would help the scholarship committee evaluate the candidate including corrosion research, membership in organizations and letters of recommendation are encouraged. Note: Members active support during Section sponsored events will also be a consideration. Send complete application with official transcript to:
Jeff Willmon
BP - Thunder Horse - Facilities Engineering Team Flow Assurance Engineer
200 Westlake Park Blvd. WL4 1767B Houston, TX 77079
