The Rubber Division, local Rubber Groups, American Chemical Society and industry companies recognize and support the need for financial assistance in obtaining a college degree. With this in mind, there are many scholarships available for those students who wish to pursue a degree in rubber technology, polymer science or the chemical profession. Below is a growing list of scholarships available now.

Rubber Division Scholarships

1. Undergraduate Scholarship
   The Rubber Division is offering three (3) $5,000 Undergraduate Scholarships to students entering their junior or senior year of study for the fall 2008-spring 2009 academic year. Applicants may have a major area of study in Chemistry, Physics, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Polymer Science or any other technical discipline of relevance to the rubber industry. Each winner receives $5,000 to defray educational expenses and a plaque designating them as a Rubber Division Scholar.
2. Rubber Technology Training Award
   The Rubber Division’s Rubber Technology Training Award provides a stipend to rubber industry employees to allow them to attend a spring or fall Rubber Division Meeting in the year they are selected. Award winners receive up to $1,250 each to attend a Rubber Division spring or fall Meeting. At a spring Technical Meeting awardees are invited to attend on-site seminars and workshops, technical meetings, Science & Technology Awards banquet, and the Sponsors’ Reception. At a fall Rubber Expo and Rubber Mini Expo awardees are invited to attend on-site seminars and workshops, Business Summit, technical sessions, the Exhibitors’ Reception, and visit the exposition floor.
3. List of Winners!

Rubber Group Scholarships

All of the links below go to External Web Sites

1. Blue Ridge (via Virginia Tech)
2. Chicago
3. Connecticut
4. Detroit
5. Energy
6. Fort Wayne
7. Los Angeles
8. Mid-Atlantic (scroll down)
9. Ohio
10. Southern
11. Wisconsin

Also check out the American Chemical Society's Scholars Program!