SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The AGMA Foundation offers scholarships to assist undergraduate and graduate-level engineering students whose programs focus on gear technology or gear research.
The $5,000 scholarship will be awarded in the fall of 2012.
The application deadline is July 9, 2012, with award notification in August.
For specific eligibility requirements and application guidelines, please download these PDF documents:
The Review Process
Guidelines for distribution of funds and criteria for selecting recipients are established by the AGMA Foundation Board of Trustees and implemented by the Scholarship Committee. Selected by the Board of Trustees, the Scholarship Committee comprises business members of the gear industry who have experience in workforce education. The Committee reviews applications and makes recommendations for the Foundation’s Board of Trustees for final approval.
The scholarship program is made possible by generous contributions to the memorial education fund. To contribute to the fund, please contact the Foundation.
In 2010, the AGMA Foundation Board of Trustees awarded a $5,000 scholarship to Aaron P. Thaler, a master’s degree student at Ohio State University, whose research focuses on testing and modeling to increase the life and reliability of wind turbine gearboxes. “With this scholarship, I will be able to devote my final year of full-time study to my research,” said Thaler. “The Foundation’s scholarship will help ensure my success throughout the rest of my graduate education.”
The 2010 scholarship was made possible by generous contributions to the Don McVittie Memorial Education Fund. Additional contributions are welcome and will make future scholarships possible.