For Students
56 scholarships were awarded for the 2023/2024 academic year for a total of $200,000.
The Call for Scholarships for the 2024/2025 academic year will open in early November 2023.
Student Eligibility:
For the 2024/2025 academic term, the following students are eligible to apply:
Undergraduate students may be classified as freshman, sophomore, junior or senior for the Fall 2024 term to be eligible.
Applicants must be enrolled in school for the entire academic year (Fall 2024 and Spring 2025) without interruption barring illness, emergency, or military service.
The deadline for completing the scholarship application process is January 31, 2024. Steps include completed nomination, completed application and transcripts received.
Scholarship awards for the 2024/2025 academic term will be announced by April 30, 2024.
The Foundation offers scholarship award opportunities to undergraduate students who are pursuing a material handling, logistics or supply chain career. The student should clearly demonstrate dedication to achieving excellence, strong leadership skills, potential for future growth as a leader and persistence in the pursuit of education. Both traditional university undergraduate students and employees and family members of industry associations and member companies may apply for one of the many scholarships offered by the Foundation.
Scholarship awards range from $1,500 to $6,000 and must be used for costs relating to tuition, fees and books associated with attending school full-time. One application allows students to compete for one of the multiple scholarships offered by the Foundation. Scholarships are one-year awards, and former recipients may re-apply each year if they continue to meet the eligibility requirements.
Target programs:
Undergraduate students from programs listed below that have a focus on material handling, logistics and/or supply chain management are encouraged to apply.
- Industrial Engineering
- Industrial Distribution
- Mechanical & Electrical Engineering
- Structural Engineering with a focus on cold-formed steel design
- Engineering Technology
- Computer Science related to Material Handling & Supply Chain
- Business & Management related to Material Handling or Supply Chain Management
Student Eligibility:
For the 2023/2024 academic term, the following students are eligible to apply:
- Undergraduate students pursuing a material handling, logistics or supply chain career enrolled full time at a qualified college or university in a target program (see list above). Undergraduate students may be classified as freshman, sophomore, junior or senior for the Fall 2023 term to be eligible.
- Enrolled at any non-profit college or university in the United States accredited by the Council for Higher Education.
- All applicants must be full-time students with a “B” grade point average or above in their major.
- Applicants must be enrolled in school for the entire academic year (Fall 2023 and Spring 2024) without interruption barring illness, emergency, or military service.
- Scholarship awards cannot be used for study abroad programs/semesters or summer school.
Instructions to apply for scholarships
Applicants must first be nominated by a professor, faculty member or employer (direct supervisor/manager or senior company official). Students should visit the website here https://MHEFI.smapply.org to register and request a nomination by entering the name and e-mail address of their nominator. An e-mail will be sent to the nominator and once the nomination form is complete, an e-mail will be sent to the student notifying them to return to the site to mark the nomination complete and begin the scholarship application process. Please note that students must first be nominated before they can complete and submit their scholarship application. One application allows students to compete for one of the many available scholarships including scholarships from the Howard Bernstein Fund.
Letters of recommendation are no longer required with the nomination process.
Official transcript of the student's current school and program is also required with the application. The school should submit official transcripts via e-mail with a secure download link with printing allowed to dvarner@mhi.org or via regular postal mail directly from the school or transcript organization to Donna Varner, MHEFI, 8720 Red Oak Blvd., Suite 201, Charlotte, NC 28217. Incoming Freshman students should request a transcript from their former high school. Please note that we will not accept transcripts directly from the student since the documents cannot be authenticated.
Students may also upload other supporting documentation to demonstrate their commitment and understanding of the material handling, logistics and supply chain industry such as:
- Resume
- Research Paper
- Project Summary
- White Paper
- Case Study
- Video
- Other
The deadline for completing the scholarship application process is January 31, 2023. Steps include completed nomination, completed application and transcripts received.
Scholarship awards for the 2023/2024 academic term will be announced by April 30, 2023.
Questions may be sent to Donna Varner, MHEFI Executive Director, at dvarner@mhi.org.
The Board of Directors of the Material Handling Education Foundation, Inc. (MHEFI) announces its 2023-2024 scholarship winners. Fifty-six scholarships were awarded totaling $200,000 for this academic term. Congratulations to the following student scholars!
 Aidan Holihan University of Tennessee Knoxville Crane Manufacturers Association of America Honor Scholarship $6000 |
 David Hinkle Lehigh University Material Handling Education Foundation Honor Scholarship $5,400 |
 Sarosh Ahmed University of Toledo Automated Storage & Retrievel Systems Honor Scholarship $5,000 |
 Odera Chidume Texas Tech University Conveyor & Sortation Systems Honor Scholarship $5,000 |
 Max Lovell Miami University Daniel Clapp Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by RMI $5,000 |
 Emanuel Meshoyrer Rutgers New Brunswick Frazier Industrial Honor Scholarship $5,000 |
 Kyra Glenn University of North Texas Howard Bernstein Scholarship $5,000 |
 Youstina Kamel NC A&T University Howard Bernstein Scholarship $5,000 |
 Maiah Fallone Rochester Institute of Tech Howard Bernstein Scholarship $5,000 |
 Jaeda Berkemeier Indiana University Howard Bernstein Scholarship $5,000 |
 William Fish North Dakota State University Howard Bernstein Scholarship $5,000 |
 Anna Sidoti University of Tennessee Knoxville Howard Bernstein Scholarship $5,000 |
 Logan Cate University of Nebraska Lincoln Material Handling Education Foundation Honor Scholarship $5,000 |
 Aya Hobeika Virginia Tech Material Handling Education Foundation Honor Scholarship $5,000 |
 Madison Brown Oregon State University Material Handling Education Foundation Honor Scholarship $5,000 |
 Mahin Fatima Wayne State University Material Handling Education Foundation Honor Scholarship $5,000 |
 Corbin Fowler Texas A&M MHEDA Honor Scholarship $5,000 |
 Kelsey Kempes Bradley University MHEDA Honor Scholarship $5,000 |
 Jonathan Graves University of West Florida MHEDA Honor Scholarship $5,000 |
 Eliza Bohart University of Minnesota Twin Cities Rack Manufacturers Institute Honor Scholarship Sponsored by ASG Services $5,000 |
 Brian Blood Kansas State University Rack Manufacturers Institute Honor Scholarship Sponsored by ASG Services $5,000 |
 Sylvi Frogness University of Minnesota Rack Manufacturers Institute Honor Scholarship Sponsored by ASG Services $5,000 |
 Seth Shuchat University of Tennessee Knoxville Richard Dilling Memorial Scholarship $5,000 |
 Ruth Nolan Clarkson University The George W. Prest Honor Scholarship $5,000 |
 Kathryn Sloan Virginia Tech James Galante Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by EASE, LIFT & LODEM $3,700 |
 Alan Meenan Oklahoma State University Electrification & Controls Manufacturers Association Honor Scholarship $3,000 |
 Rachel Gentile Clarkson University Electrification & Controls Manufacturers Association Honor Scholarship $3,000 |
 Zoey Kovach Clarkson University Gorbel Inc. Honor Scholarship $3,000 |
 Pamela Bolis Indiana University Bloomington Protective Guarding Manufacturers Association Honor Scholarship $3,000 |
 Mia Saade Virginia Tech Protective Guarding Manufacturers Association Honor Scholarship $3,000 |
 Seth Thibodeau Oklahoma State University Rack Manufacturers Institute Honor Scholarship Sponsored by RMI & ASG Services $3,000 |
 Ethan O'Connor Oklahoma State University Scan Label Apply Manifest (SLAM) Honor Scholarship $3,000 |
 Jacob Ahmed University of California Berkeley Storage Manufacturers Association Honor Scholarship $3,000 |
 William Murphy Auburn University Willard P. Heddles Memorial Scholarship $3,000 |
 Sabrina Hussain Wayne State University Irving M. Footlik, PE Memorial Scholarship $2,900 |
 Makala Langley NC A&T State University Bastian Family Scholarship $2,500 |
 Katelyn Supra Auburn University Bastian Family Scholarship $2,500 |
 Tate Brungardt Kansas State University Conveyor & Sortation Systems Honor Scholarship $2,500 |
 Skyla Rijos University of Illinois Chicago Solutions Community Honor Scholarship $2,500 |
 Joshua Duzan University of Southern Indiana Solutions Community Honor Scholarship $2,500 |
 Brody Weaver University of Tennessee Knoxville Southworth International Group Honor Scholarship $2,500 |
 Carlos Domingues University of South Florida St. Onge Company Honor Scholarship $2,500 |
 Anjali Sivasothy Rice University The Robotics Group Honor Scholarship $2,500 |
 Davita Verma University of California Berkeley Seizmic, Inc./LAMHMS Honor Scholarship $2,400 |
 Regan Weaver University of North Texas Expert Crane Honor Scholarship $2,250 |
 Asif Ahmed Texas Tech University UNEX Manufacturing Honor Scholarship $2,250 |
 Anthony Mendoza Purdue University Hoist Manufacturers Institute/Monorail Manufacturers of America Honor Scholarship $2,100 |
 Ashton Parkey Oklahoma State University Hanel Storage Systems Honor Scholarship $2,000 |
 Nicole Carvagno University of Tennessee Knoxville Loading Dock Equipment Manufacturers Honor Scholarship $2,000 |
 Alexandra Nikitin University of Wisconsin-Madison Mobile Automation Group Honor Scholarship $2,000 |
 Matthew Moore University of Texas Arlington Ridg-U-Rak Honor Scholarship $2,000 |
 Viviana Abadia Georgia Institute of Technology Steel King Industries Honor Scholarship $2,000 |
 Geneva Hamilton Mississippi State University Ergonomic Assist Systems & Equipment Honor Scholarship $1,500 |
 Garrett Dickinson University of Maine James Indelicato Material Handling Scholarship $1,500 |
 Ruth Hounkpe Western Illinois University Quad Lift Honor Scholarship $1,500 |
 Breanna Schneider UW-Madison Grainger Center for Supply Chain Mgmt. Sabine Batsche Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by ICWM $1,500 |
The Material Handling Education Foundation, Inc. is an independent charitable organization dedicated to attracting students to the material handling, logistics, and supply chain industry by providing financial support. Established in 1976, the Foundation has provided funds through private and corporate donations to students, teachers, and their institutions.
For more information about these outstanding students or how you or your company can sponsor a scholarship grant, please contact Donna Varner, Executive Director, at 704-676-1190 or email dvarner[at]mhi[dot]org.
