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The SPE Foundation offers scholarships to students, and grants for projects that will benefit the plastics industry.

Scholarships

Scholarships - The SPE Foundation offers scholarships to students studying for a career in the plastics industry.

Grants

General Grants - Grants from The SPE Foundation are available every year, funds permitting, for programs/projects that will benefit the members of the Society of Plastics Engineers, the plastics industry, and/or the general public.

Thermoforming Equipment Grant - Grants from The SPE Foundation/Thermoforming Division are available every years, funds permitting, to schools/educational institutions seeking funding for the purchase of thermoforming equipment (forming equipment, auxiliary equipment, retrofitted controls or ovens for existing machines, trimming equipment, and/or software). Click for a list of grants made in 2002 and 2003.

Plastivan Grant - Grants from The SPE Foundation/Thermoforming Division are available every year, funds permitting, to support visits by the National Plastics Center & Museum PlastiVan™ program.

Blow Molding Equipment Grant
Grants from The SPE Foundation/Blow Molding Division are available to educational institutions seeking funding for the purchase of blow molding equipment or educational resources pertaining to blow molding. Eligible items include machinery, tooling, auxiliary equipment, instrumentation, controls, finishing equipment, software, and training or educational modules.

For additional information about the SPE Foundation contact Gail Bristol, gbristol@4spe.org.



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