American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) Foundation Scholarship

The AGMA Foundation awards scholarships to outstanding engineering students at the Associate/Technical, Undergraduate, and Graduate levels. The scholarship program was created to help fill the need for skilled employees in the gear industry.

General Information and Eligibility
The AGMA Foundation Scholarship Program is open to students who are interested in a career in the gear industry, and/or power transmission as it relates to the gear industry. Applicants must be currently enrolled, or recently accepted, as a full or part‐time student in a nationally accredited program. Annual scholarships are awarded to students at the Technical/Associate, Undergraduate, and Graduate school levels. Preference is given to applicants with current or recent experience working in the gear and/or power transmission industry. Scholarship funds are paid directly to the educational institution and may be used for tuition, room and board, textbooks and materials. Scholarships are awarded in August of each year, and paid in two installments –half in September of that year, and the second in March of the following year.

The deadline for all scholarship applications is Monday, July 1, 2024 at 5pm ET.

The scholarship levels, renewal policies, and award amounts are:
1) Undergraduate students are eligible for $5,000 scholarship awards. The scholarship is renewable for a maximum of three additional years, for a maximum aggregate of $20,000 in funding at this level. Scholarship renewal is not automatic, applicants MUST submit a full and timely application in order to be considered for additional scholarships.
2) Graduate students are eligible for $5,000 scholarship awards. The scholarship is renewable for a maximum of two additional years, for a maximum aggregate of $15,000 in funding at this level. Scholarship renewal is not automatic, applicants MUST submit a full and timely application in order to be considered for additional scholarships.

Scholarship Application Evaluation Criteria
1. Grade Point Average – must be 3.0 or higher for Undergraduate and Graduate students
2. Internship, Co‐op, Work, Community, Volunteer and Other Extracurricular Activities
3. Work experience in the gear and/or power transmission industry
4. Two Letters of Recommendation
5. Honors, Awards and Other Recognitions of the Student’s Work and Leadership Skills
6. Personal Statement Regarding Proposed Program and Study, Career Goals, & Financial Need
7. (for Graduate Level Scholarships) Relevance of Graduate level research to the gear and/or power transmission industry.

Please direct any questions about the scholarship program to Mary Ellen Doran, AGMA Foundation Executive Director, at Doran@agma.org.