Each year, a number of scholarships are awarded to students pursuing a degree in Packaging. The following section describes scholarships that are available in most years.

School of Packaging Incoming Student Scholarship
Incoming Freshmen and transfer students who plan to matriculate in a Fall semester at Michigan State University and major in Packaging are eligible for this scholarship. Applications are sent to prospective students after they are admitted to MSU.

Paul L. and Joanne L. Peoples Scholarship
This scholarship is offered to a student returning to higher education for a Bachelor's degree. To be eligible, students must be admitted to a Packaging degree program and must complete the general scholarship application and be in good academic standing at the time the award is activated.   The beginning or continuing of education after a delay of any kind such as military service, employment, or childcare may constitute eligibility for this scholarship.

American Forest & Paper Association

Chester & Marilyn Mackson Scholarship

Cheryl Gilliam Endowed Scholarship

D. Glynn Davies Juice Products Association Scholarship

Chemical & Allied Industries of Northwest Ohio Endowed Scholarship

Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council

Kimberly-Clark Corporation School of Packaging Endowment

Laura Anne Polakowski Endowed Scholarship in Packaging

Mark & Catherine Walchak School of Packaging Endowment

Menasha Corporation Endowed Scholarship

Robert S. Bower, Jr. Memorial Scholarship in Packaging

 

Additional information and applications can also be obtained by contacting Jane Crowner (see information below).

 

Obligations of a Recipient
Students who are selected to receive a scholarship are notified by mail. They receive a Scholarship Acceptance Form which must be completed, signed and returned to the Scholarship Coordinator. The form asks the student to certify current enrollment in Packaging and states that the award will be withdrawn if the student changes his/her major. The student is also given information about the organization which funded the award and is directed to send a "Thank You" letter to a specified contact person with a copy to the Packaging Scholarship Coordinator. After the form and the copy of the letter are received, the funds are released to the student's account at MSU to be applied to tuition and fees.

 

APPLYING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS:

Current Packaging students can submit the general application form. It confers eligibility for a number of scholarships that are funded by packaging companies and organizations. The form must be completed each Fall or Spring semester for the student to be eligible for scholarships that are awarded during that academic year.

 

Scholarship Application Form (click HERE)

 

For more information about scholarships for Packaging students at Michigan State University, contact the School of Packaging Scholarship Coordinator:

 

Jane Crowner

Undergraduate Adviser

The School of Packaging

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI 48824-1223

Phone (517) 353-8966

Fax (517) 432-2036

E-mail: crowner@msu.edu