The National Tooling & Machining Foundation scholarships provide financial support to students advancing their education and pursuing careers in manufacturing.
Do you know a deserving student in your shop, your community, your Chapter or your family that is pursuing their education in manufacturing?
We need your help to engage and recruit qualified applicants for the Brock Babb, Edwin Vobeda, or Manufacturing’s Next Generation Scholarships for 2020.
Students that apply for only one of the scholarships and must have a letter of recommendation from an NTMA member in good standing. Please share the scholarship information below with your employees, interns, co-ops, local NRL teams and others in your community to help connect people with financial assistance for their educational pursuits in the machining, tool and die, and other related industries.
Brock Babb Memorial Scholarship
The Brock Babb Memorial Scholarship is an annual scholarship in support of students advancing their education and pursuing careers in manufacturing. The scholarship is named in honor and memory of Sergeant Brock A. Babb who gave his life defending our country and our freedom, the son of one of our long time members Terry Babb, Apex Tool & Manufacturing, Inc. in Evansville, IN.
Edwin Vobeda Memorial Scholarship
The Edwin Vobeda Memorial Scholarship is an annual scholarship created through a charitable donation from the Edwin F. and Mildred Vobeda Charitable Remainder Trust in support of students residing in the Central Time Zone advancing their education to pursue a career in the tool and die industry.
Manufacturing’s Next Generation Scholarship
Open to high school seniors that are currently participating in the National Robotics League program and will be pursuing degrees at Trade Schools, Community/Technical Colleges or Universities that will lead to a career in manufacturing. The scholarship is named in honor of Roger J. Sustar of the Fredon Corporation in Mentor, OH, who is a champion in promoting the importance of community engagement in closing the skills gap in Northeast Ohio.
Applications must be submitted online at: https://form.jotform.com/BPadnos/NTMF_ScholarshipApp20
The deadline for submission is March 11, 2020.
Click over to http://www.ntma.org/initiatives/foundation/ for more information. Please contact Bill Padnos at bpadnos@ntma.org with any questions.