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WIRE & CABLE NEWS • Issue N° 39 – Autumn 2008 • 12
Members – why not take advantage of the The Walter Niehoff Scholarship Scheme?
The IWMA funds an Educational Trust Scheme that can now provide a financial award, every two years, of up to $24,000 to be paid
to an institute, training organisation, university, college or similar establishment for the benefit of an individual trainee, student or
apprentice engaged in the study, research or training activities related to the wire, cable or wire product industries.
Awards can also be made to industry institutions or
establishments that offer training in the wire and cable sector.
We are now in a position to make a further award of a Walter
Niehoff Scholarship under this scheme, which will be granted
during 2008 and take this occasion to invite applications
which, when received with supporting documentation before
8 September 2008, will be judged by the Educational Trust Fund
Council.
Applicants may be employed by a company or be students,
apprentices, individuals at colleges, institutions, universities or
other places of research and learning who are introduced by
an IWMA member and are committed to the study and future
employment in the field of engineering applicable to the wire,
cable or wire product industries.
We hope you will take the earliest opportunity to recommend
a suitable applicant and that we will receive your application as soon as possible. Applications from educational and training
establishments can also be considered as described above. Previous individual award winners are not eligible to apply.
The approved applicant or establishment will receive the payment of the award during 2008/2009 to support an educational
period over one or two years according to study fees and limitations of the award.
Our most recent IWMA Educational Trust Scholar for 2006/2007, Scott Kazur, who was sponsored by Reelex in the USA, said:
“In the time I have attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute I have learned a monumental amount of material that I feel will result
in significant advancements in the wire industry. I sincerely thank the Association for future avenues and opportunities that will be
presented to me as a result of this award. The generous contributions of the IWMA will prove to be incredibly beneficial.”
Previous recipients of IWMA Trust grants include Rebecca Slater (who went on to win a speaker’s award at an IWMA conference,
pictured), the Institute of Spring Technology (IST) and the Metals Industry Competitive Enterprise (MICE). Both the IST and MICE
were able to organise training seminars with funds provided by the IWMA Trust.
For full information including eligibility criteria, conditions of application, or to download an application form, look on the IWMA
website www. iwma.org or contact the Secretariat by email:
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Rebecca Slater receiving her award from Don Tucker ▲ ▲
InteliSENS (Intelligent Sensor) measurement ▲ ▲
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