With the new academic year beginning next month, now is the time for student members who plan to apply for an ASME Auxiliary or ASME Foundation scholarship to download the forms from the Internet. That can be done by going to www.asme.org and clicking on Centers to find the forms for the Auxiliary and ASME Foundation financial aid section.

Completing the forms will take some time because certain signatures are needed, so it's a good idea to get the forms as early as possible.

If you are an undergraduate sophomore, and intend to major in mechanical engineering, the Undergraduate Scholarship Committee headed by Alverta Coveris where you want to inquire, via e-mail, to undergradauxsch@asme.org.

If you are a junior in mechanical engineering and intend to begin a master's program in the fall of 2002, then contact Libby Proschaska, at eprocha340@aol.com, for information about a master's degree scholarship.

If you plan to enter a doctoral program in the fall of 2002, or if you are already

enrolled in one and will not finish before the end of the 2002-2003 academic year, contact Mary Snyder at mrsnyder@aol.com.

Loans are available to all during your academic career. Interest on these loans does not begin to accrue until after graduation for loans of up to $3,000. All forms are available from Deborrah M. Mercer, who can be reached at mercergfe@juno.com.

We have one scholarship available to non-U.S. students, which must be applied for from their home country, through the Institute of International Education.

All of the above scholarships are for $2,000, and I encourage all students who are in the proper place in their career to apply.

— Ella Baldwin-Viereck
Auxiliary publicity chair

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