AISI and AIST Scholarship Applications Being Accepted
12/04/2007 - The AISI and the AIST Foundation are accepting applications for their FeMET and StEEL Scholarships from now through March 2, 2008.
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) and the Association for Iron & Steel Technology Foundation (AIST Foundation) have announced that they are accepting applications for their FeMET and StEEL Scholarships from now through March 2, 2008. Each scholarship includes US$5,000 for the scholar’s junior year, a paid summer internship with a North American steel company between his/her junior and senior year, and an additional US$5,000 toward his/her senior-year tuition.
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Application instructions for the FeMET and StEEL Scholarships can be found on the AISI and AIST Foundation websites:
The application deadline is March 2, 2008.
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The two groups have also established a new scholarship—the “AISI/AIST Foundation Premier Scholarship.” Beginning in 2008–2009, this scholarship will be awarded to the top-scoring applicant among the applications received for both the FeMET and StEEL scholarships. This scholarship includes US$10,000 for the scholar’s junior year, a paid summer internship with a North American steel company between his/her junior and senior year, and an additional US$10,000 toward his/her senior-year tuition.
The program, supported by industry, has been developed to encourage more students to choose metallurgy or materials science as their field of study; to recruit more of such graduates into the steel industry; and to increase the number of professors knowledgeable in steel in North American universities.
According to Ron Ashburn, Executive Director of AIST, “Since inception in 2005, the FeMET and StEEL programs have fulfilled their objectives to attract qualified engineering students to the steel industry workforce. We look forward to continued industry support to allow these programs to expand and have an even greater impact in 2008. Every company in the steel industry can do its part by recruiting young people into its operations. If they need help getting started, just give us a call.”
“During the past three years, nearly 50 students have chosen to accept the scholarship, a testimony to the success of the program,” said Andrew G. Sharkey III, AISI President and CEO. “This clearly indicates the growing interest in steel industry careers among the students.”
Instructions for applying can be found on the AISI and AIST Foundation web sites, www.steel.org and www.aistfoundation.org. The application deadline is March 2, 2008.
The AIST Foundation seeks to attract young, technology-oriented professionals to the industry by promoting the high-tech, diverse and well-paying nature of careers in modern steelmaking. Scholarships are awarded on an annual basis to talented and dedicated students to encourage the pursuit of a career within iron and steel-related industries. Approximately $340,000 will be awarded in 2007 through the AIST Foundation and its affiliated groups. The AIST Foundation is a Pennsylvania-based, 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation that is part of AIST, an international professional and technical association of more than 14,000 professional and student members. As the industry evolves, the AIST Foundation will strive to develop new and innovative programs to support the future of iron and steel technology. For more information, visit http://www.aist.org.
AISI serves as the voice of the North American steel industry in the public policy arena and advances the case for steel in the marketplace as the preferred material of choice. AISI also plays a lead role in the development and application of new steels and steelmaking technology. AISI is comprised of 31 member companies, including integrated and electric furnace steelmakers, and 130 associate and affiliate members who are suppliers to or customers of the steel industry AISI’s member companies represent more than 75% of both U.S. and North American steel capacity. For more information, view AISI’s website at http://www.steel.org.
