Fluid power SCHOLARSHIP
Dates
The application is available from January 1, 2022 to April 3, 2022 at midnight. Selected recipients will each receive $2,000 in scholarship funds after July 1, 2022 to be applied towards tuition costs for school year 2022-23.
Eligibility
Scholarships are available to students enrolled in an accredited U.S. school with 9 credit hours or the equivalent, who have earned a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale cumulative and who are taking, or plan to take, a minimum of one fluid power course.
High School Seniors: You must provide an admission letter from the University or Tech School Engineering Department providing enrollment.*
College Seniors/Graduating Applicants: Students graduating in May or June of the current year may not apply for a scholarship, unless enrolled in a four year school in the next (fall) semester. An acceptance or admission letter must accompany the application, and the student must show enrollment and/or completion of at least one fluid power course.* Four-year school graduates pursuing a Master's Degree are not eligible for this scholarship.
*If an admission letter is not provided with an application that is selected, it must be submitted before the scholarship award will be issued.
Requirements
One letter of recommendation, examples include:
- Fluid power, science, math or technology instructor
- Principal, dean or career counselor
- Non-related adult who knows you (outside of your school)
450-500 word typed essay (dated and signed). The essay should cover:
- Why you chose to learn about fluid power (describe your career aspirations)
- What impact you think you can have on the fluid power industry
- Career goals/leadership roles/extracurricular activities
- Awards you have been given
- Community service
Note: Your essay will be evaluated based on grammar, spelling, proper length and content. Please give great care to the essay.
For more information, contact Amy Zignego at azignego@nfpa.com.
2021 Scholarship Winners
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Ashleigh Creeger
Spokane Community College
Spokane, Washington
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Ben Quade
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
(Raymond F.Hanley Memorial Award)
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Brendan McCluskey
George Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia
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Dana Nestrick
Triton College
River Grove, Illinois
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Elizabeth Lincoln
University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, Missouri
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Evan Bartelsen
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Joleen Nush
Spokane Community College
Spokane, Washington
(Robert Mackey Memorial Award)
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Luke Wille
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
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Max Kolesnikov
Moraine Valley Community College
Palos Hills, Illiniois
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Michael Glochowsky
Triton College
River Grove, Illinois
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Natalie Pecaro
Triton College
River Grove, Illinois
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Reagan Lawson
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, California
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Sawyer Newman
Purdue University Northwest
Hammond, Indiana
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Seth Leighton
Spokane Community College
Spokane, Washington
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Zoe Kulphongpatana
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas