Each year, on behalf of the Schmoldt Foundation for Education, the NACE Foundation administers the Hans Schmoldt Scholarship in Cathodic Protection in the amount of $5,000.

This scholarship is distributed annually at the NACE Annual conference and is available to students who meet the guidelines described below. The scholarship is awarded to one college or university student chosen by the Selection Committee who demonstrates an applied interest in the art and science of Cathodic Protection.

In addition to the scholarship award, the NACE Foundation will reimburse all travel expenses for the scholarship recipient to be publicly recognized at the NACE Annual Conference. Travel-related expenses will include transportation, hotel, per-diem meal allowance, registration, banquet ticket, and a one-year student membership in NACE International.

Congratulations to the 2007 Hans Schmoldt Scholarship in Cathodic Protection recipient, Laura Henderson from the University of Guelph.
Hans Schmoldt, Jr. with Laura Henderson	Laura Henderson (center) with NACE Foundation President, Elaine Bowman and Vice-President Pierre Crevolin

Eligibility

• Eligibility to apply for the annual scholarship is open to any full-time undergraduate or post-graduate student who is enrolled at any accredited college or university worldwide.
• Candidate selection will include consideration of academic achievement, professional and personal activities, work experience, leadership, and letters of reference.
• The candidate must have completed a ten week internship in the field of Cathodic Protection in the calendar year prior to scholarship award.
• The recipient is encouraged to attend the NACE Annual Conference to receive their scholarship. If the recipient has prior knowledge that they are unable to attend at the time of their application, they must indicate this on their application and list the reason(s) why they will not be able to attend and they will still be considered for the scholarship.
• The recipient will be provided with a reimbursement of travel expenses to attend the NACE Annual Conference.
• Expense items must be approved by the NACE Foundation prior to their purchase (ie: airfare, hotel estimates).
• Expense items must be economy rate or equivalent.
• Per diem meal allowance shall not exceed $25.00/day.
• All reimbursements must be submitted to the NACE Foundation with original receipts.
• Hotel stay not to exceed 2-night stay and must be scheduled during conference dates.
• Information on housing will be available on the NACE CORROSION 2008 Web site in October 2007.

Application Requirements

• Applicants must submit their typed information on the official Scholarship Application Form, which can be downloaded in a PDF (32 K) format or in a MS Word .Doc (251 KB) format.
• The candidate must submit a description of documented previous work experience, personal activities, and leadership on the official Work Experience Form, which can be downloaded in a PDF (20 K) format or in a MS Word .Doc (240 KB) format.
• The candidate must also submit three(3) official Recommendation Forms, (which can be downloaded in a PDF (24 K) format or in a MS Word .Doc (240 KB) format) as letters of reference from educators or employers.
• Applications should also include a transcript of recent academic record and current grade point average.
• In addition, applicants must attach a 100-word essay documenting the internship/work experience, specific achievements and skills learned in the Cathodic Protection summer internship.
• All applicants are encouraged to become NACE Student Members. Students not currently holding membership may enclose with their scholarship application a completed NACE Student Membership Application (PDF) with dues payment.
• Recipients of this scholarship are directed to use it only for direct costs associated with their college education. Such costs are: tuition, books, pay off student educational loans, college fees, computer / computer software if it can be shown it was directly related to the student's education in the sciences. Personal items such as clothing, travel, automobiles, gasoline, etc do not apply.
• Within one (1) year of acceptance of this scholarship, the recipient must submit a letter report to the NACE Foundation describing how the funds were utilized and how they aided in the student's overall education.

Selection Process

• The NACE Foundation will appoint a Selection Committee consisting of up to five (5) Cathodic Protection professionals (either registered professional engineers or NACE certified Cathodic Protection Specialists).
• Selection Committee members must be actively engaged in the field of Cathodic Protection.
• The Selection Committee will review all applications and submit their recommendation to the NACE Foundation.
• The Selection Committee will be comprised of a Chairman and up to four (4) Committee Members. It is the responsibility of the Chairman to call to order all official meetings and assist in locating new members to the Committee.

Voting Process

• In the event of a tie, or non consensus vote, each member of the Selection Committee will be given a total of 30 points to use in their selection process of the candidates. The points shall be distributed by the Committee Member amongst the candidates.
• No more than 10 points can be given to any one candidate.
• If there are less than a total of four candidates, then all 30 points do not need to be distributed.
• Once this process is completed, the Committee Chair will tabulate the total votes and announce the winning candidate.

Deadline

Application deadline is December 1. Absolutely NO applications will be considered after this deadline.

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