Dr. Jackie Rehkopf (Automotive & Composites Divisions) Scholarship

Award Amount
Award Amount

$5,000

Application deadline
Application deadline

April 01

Awarded By:

Society of Plastic Engineers Foundation

Number of Awards & Eligibility: Two awards offered annually.
In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:
  1. This award is for international and U.S. students.
  2. Must be a graduate student. Please note: If no qualified graduate students apply, undergraduate students will be considered.
  3. Must be enrolled full time.
  4. Must be pursuing a degree in polymer science, composites, plastics, or a related engineering discipline.
  5. Preference will be given to female students, but the best candidates will be selected.

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

Description: This scholarship is open to U.S. and international graduate students who are pursuing a degree in polymer science, composites, plastics, or a related engineering discipline with a research focus on ground transportation composite technology. Preference will be given to female students but the best candidates will be selected.

Application requirements for the Dr. Jackie Rehkopf (Automotive & Composites Divisions) Scholarship are:

  • Application form
  • Recommendation letters (3)
  • Official Transcript
  • Activities list
  • Resume
  • Essays (2)
Additional Information: Applicants must be in good academic standing with their schools. Financial need of applicants will be considered for most scholarships. All scholarships will be paid directly to the recipients' schools. The SPE Foundation will not award scholarships to applicants who are not qualified and reserves the right to not award a scholarship in a given year if it so chooses.

Award Amount: $5,000 annually, non-renewable. Please note: If there are no qualified graduate students, the award will be given to undergraduate students and reduced to $2,500 each.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $5,000.

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Monday, April 1

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Monday, April 1

Applications are available online from the Society of Plastic Engineers (SPE) Foundation website. Please note: The student need only one submit one application to apply for all scholarships for which he/she is eligible. Each student must upload the following documents to the online application: three recommendation letters (two from a teacher or school official and one from an employer or non-relative); a high school and/or college transcript for the last two years; a listing of current and past school activities and community activities and honors; a listing of his/her employment history, starting with his/her most recent job; a one- to two-page essay telling why he/she is applying for the scholarship, his/her qualifications, and his/her educational and career goals in the plastics industry; and a two-page essay showing planned work and how it will benefit composites in an automotive or other ground transportation application. One of the letters of recommendation must be from the student's advisor or mentor. Please note: If the student is unable to upload his/her transcript to the online application, he/she may submit the transcript via email or mail using the addresses provided. All application materials must be submitted by the deadline date.
About Society of Plastic Engineers Foundation:
Contact Information: Gene Havel, Scholarship and Grant Program Administrator
Address: 6 Berkshire Blvd. Suite 306 Bethel, Connecticut 06801
Email: foundation@4spe.org , foundation@4spe.org
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