AFS - WI Past Presidents' Scholarship

AFS - WI Past Presidents' Scholarship

Selection Criteria

The AFS-Wisconsin Chapter Past Presidents' Scholarship supports undergraduate level educational efforts, including direct student scholarships, in arts and sciences beneficial to the cast metals industry, particularly within the membership area for the AFS Wisconsin Chapter.

Applications are submitted on the FEF website (below) and initially evaluated by FEF. Final evaluation and selection of grant recipients is made by the Scholarship Committee of the Wisconsin Chapter. The size of the awards can vary and in determining the specific awards to be made, the Scholarship Committee will consider factors such as the availability of funds, the number of qualified applicants and the cascade of selection criteria presented below.  Within each category below, the selection criteria is presented in descending order of preference.

Residency

• Resident in AFS Wisconsin Chapter area
• A resident of Wisconsin outside the Chapter area
• A resident of a state adjacent to Wisconsin
• Residency other than above
• Must be a North American citizen or permanent resident (see next requirement)
• If you are not a North American citizen, click here to review the policy

Education

• Attending an FEF school
• Attending a Wisconsin school
• Attending a school in an adjacent state

Preferences

• Preference will be given to students who are pursuing programs deemed most useful to the cast metal industry.
• Preference will be given to students with the best scholastic records.

Work Experience

• Currently in a Co-op program involving the cast metal industry
• Work experience in the cast metal industry
• Any manufacturing work experience
• Any work experience

Deadline

All applications must be received by December 15th of the current year