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With your support of the SME Foundation’s programs we can work together to encourage students to pursue careers in the industry, support professionals looking to strengthen their expertise and stay in the industry for the long haul, and empower industry experts to give back to local communities and across the globe. Your contributions to the SME Foundation General Fund will provide support to the programs with the greatest financial need.

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Programs & Scholarships

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Division Scholarships

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ABET

SME is a participating body in the ABET organization. SME volunteers recruit, train and deploy professionals who visit colleges or universities that offer B.S. degrees in engineering fields such as, geological, geophysical, mining, minerals and environmental to ensure that the programs maintain the ABET accreditation.

Academic Career Development Program

SME has implemented this program to address the long-term challenges that threaten the sustainability of U.S. mining and mineral processing/extractive metallurgy academic degree granting programs, as well as the looming future labor deficiencies associated with retirements over the next two decades.

BSA Mining in Society Merit Badge

SME and the MEC worked with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to develop the Mining in Society merit badge in our ongoing efforts to help Scouts learn about the mining industry and its impact on their lives.

Ernest K. Lehmann Memorial Scholarship

The Ernest K. Lehmann Memorial Scholarship was established in 2014 by the Ernest and Sarah Lehmann Family Fund of the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundations. The Lehmann Scholarship is awarded annually to one or more students pursuing an undergraduate degree in geology or geological sciences.

Foundation Endowment

Your gift will ensure the Foundation Trustees will continue to pursue strategies that will sustain the organization over the years and invest and budget in ways that produce relatively smooth spending patterns while preserving the value and integrity of the programs it serves.

J.H. Fletcher & Co. Scholarship

The J.H. Fletcher & Co. Scholarship is awarded annually to up to two students pursuing an undergraduate degree in mining or minerals engineering, with a desire to use their skills to apply technology to underground mine planning, operations, or maintenance.

Minerals Education Coalition (MEC)

MEC is the SME Foundation’s designated program to develop and deliver accurate and timely K-12 education materials and activities and conduct public awareness outreach about mining and minerals.

Miners Give Back Program

Miners Give Back (MGB) is committed to supporting community service and/or other humanitarian outreach activities.

MMSA/SMEF Presidents Scholarship

Through this joint program, the MMSA/SMEF Past Presidential Scholarship is awarded on an annual basis to an outstanding student whose study program encompasses any aspect of the extractive minerals industry.

Ph.D. Fellowship Program

Professional Engineer Exam

SME is the only organization in the United States that prepares examination questions for the licensure of mining and mineral processing engineers. Without this program, there would be no state certification for engineers in mining and mineral processing and, consequently, little incentive for college students to pursue careers in our industry.

Raja V. and Geetha V. Ramani Graduate Students Award

The Ramani Graduate Students Award supports one or more outstanding graduate students pursuing an MS or a PhD degree in their thesis writing or traveling to the SME Annual Conference to present papers based on their thesis. Nominees must be enrolled in the graduate study program in mining, mineral processing, geological engineering or other similar engineering fields.

SMEF McIntosh Engineer Scholarship

The Stantec/McIntosh Engineering Scholarship is awarded annually to up to six promising undergraduate students entering their junior year of an accredited undergraduate degree program in mining engineering with a focus on underground mining.

Syd S. and Felicia F. Peng Ground Control in Mining Scholarship

The primary objective is to promote the science of ground control by offering an undergraduate and/or graduate scholarship, or scholarships, that will be awarded annually to encourage the development of ground control engineers.

Coal & Energy Division and John Sidney Marshall Memorial Scholarship

The Coal & Energy Division of SME annually awards scholarships to promising college students who have chosen as a career path the field of mining engineering with an emphasis on coal mining, coal processing, or other mining-related energy sources.

Environmental Division Scholarship

Environmental Division Scholarship applicants may also be considered for a $2,000 scholarship sponsored by Veolia Water Technologies (Veolia).

Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division - Gerald V Henderson Memorial Scholarship

The Gerald V. Henderson Memorial Scholarship (Henderson Scholarship) is open to undergraduate or graduate students who are pursuing degrees in geology, mining engineering or mineral economics with special interests in an industrial minerals and aggregates-oriented program.

Mine Ventilation Scholarship

The SME Underground Ventilation Committees gives this scholarship to improve the mine ventilation profession through education of mining engineers ultimately improving the safety and health of underground miners.

Minerals & Metallurgical Processing Division - Robert H. Richards Award

The Robert H. Richards Award, established in 1948, and funded by AIME, recognizes achievement in any form which unmistakably furthers the art of mineral beneficiation in any of its branches.

Minerals & Metallurgical Processing Division Antoine M Gaudin Award

The Antoine M. Gaudin Award in Minerals Beneficiation recognizes scientific or engineering contributions that further understanding of the technology of mineral processing.

Minerals & Metallurgical Processing Division- Milton Wadsworth Award

The Milton E. Wadsworth Metallurgy Award recognizes distinguished contributions that advance our understanding of the science and technology of non-ferrous chemical metallurgy.

Mining & Exploration Division - Eugene P. Pfleider Scholarship

The Eugene P. Pfleider Memorial Scholarship is administered by the Mining & Exploration Division and is awarded on an annual basis to students pursuing careers in mining engineering.

Mining & Exploration Division - Steven C. Potter Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded annually to a graduate student who is an SME student member, and whose thesis is directed toward furthering the understanding of ore deposit systems and their formation, geologic mapping and analysis of an ore deposit or mining district, or developing concepts or tools that may be used in economic geology or exploration.

Mining & Exploration Division Scholarship

The Eugene P. Pfleider Memorial Scholarship is administered by the Mining & Exploration Division and is awarded on an annual basis to students pursuing careers in mining engineering.

Mining & Exploration Division -Stewart Wallace Scholarship

The Wallace Scholarship is awarded annually to a master’s degree candidate in geology or geological science who plans to pursue a career in the field of exploration geology.

Mining Exploration Division Ben F. Dickerson Award

The Ben F. Dickerson III Award, established in 1987, recognizes professionalism and contributions to the mining industry.

Rong Yu Wan Dissertation Scholarship

The Rong Yu Wan Ph.D. Dissertation Scholarship was created as a tribute to the life and work of Dr. Rong Yu Wan, an internationally renowned metallurgist who made many important contributions in the field of metallurgical engineering and also tirelessly mentored many young scientists and students.

Underground Construction Association of SME Division Scholarship

The UCA of SME annually awards one or more scholarships to promising college students who desire to develop their skills in tunneling and underground mining.

WAAIME Division Scholarship

The WAAIME Scholarship fund provides scholarships to students pursuing earth science degrees including mining, geological sciences, metallurgy, petroleum, mineral sciences, materials science and engineering, mineral economics, chemical engineering, and other related studies.

Personal Involvement with the SME Foundation

Tom Rauch discusses collaborative efforts and the SME Foundation's role in bringing together diverse perspectives to tackle such challenges.

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Programs & Scholarships

Division Scholarships

ABET

Academic Career Development Program

BSA Mining in Society Merit Badge

Ernest K. Lehmann Memorial Scholarship

Foundation Endowment

J.H. Fletcher & Co. Scholarship

Minerals Education Coalition (MEC)

Miners Give Back Program

MMSA/SMEF Presidents Scholarship

Ph.D. Fellowship Program

Professional Engineer Exam

Raja V. and Geetha V. Ramani Graduate Students Award

SMEF McIntosh Engineer Scholarship

Syd S. and Felicia F. Peng Ground Control in Mining Scholarship

Coal & Energy Division and John Sidney Marshall Memorial Scholarship

Environmental Division Scholarship

Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division - Gerald V Henderson Memorial Scholarship

Mine Ventilation Scholarship

Minerals & Metallurgical Processing Division - Robert H. Richards Award

Minerals & Metallurgical Processing Division Antoine M Gaudin Award

Minerals & Metallurgical Processing Division- Milton Wadsworth Award

Mining & Exploration Division - Eugene P. Pfleider Scholarship

Mining & Exploration Division - Steven C. Potter Scholarship

Mining & Exploration Division Scholarship

Mining & Exploration Division -Stewart Wallace Scholarship

Mining Exploration Division Ben F. Dickerson Award

Rong Yu Wan Dissertation Scholarship

Underground Construction Association of SME Division Scholarship

WAAIME Division Scholarship

Personal Involvement with the SME Foundation

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