As part of its mission to enhance knowledge of standards and standardization, SES - The Society for Standards Professionals, provides a variety of educational opportunities:

• Continuing Education Courses - offered at the Annual SES Conference
• Standards Aware™ Series - online professional development courses
• Webinars - focusing on areas of emerging and current standards topics
• Certified Standards Professional - a certification program to recognize person's who have demonstrated a high degree of professional competence in different areas of standards.
• NIST, SES, and Standards Education (Click here to see a list of papers to download) - In 2011, the Standards Coordination Office of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) began a program of education challenge grants (later to become cooperative agreements) to support the development of new approaches to education about standards in institutes of higher education.
• New 2018 SES Student Scholarship Program!

New 2018 SES Student Scholarship Program!

The Society for Standards Professionals has established a Scholarship Program to support students involved in the use of standards in their academic curriculum. We know that each new generation of graduating students holds the potential for helping us achieve our mission of increasing awareness and use of standards.

Individual or Organization members may support the SES Scholarship Program. Underwriters Laboratories(www.ul.com) and National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) (http://www.nema.org/pages/default.aspx) are the sponsors for 2018. For more information about the scholarship or inquiries on scholarship funding opportunities, please contact admin@ses-standards.org.

For inquiries on scholarship funding opportunities, please contact admin@ses-standards.org

SES Student Scholarship

Value:  $1,000

Two scholarships will be awarded.

Eligibility

The SES welcomes applications from students who:

• Are full-time undergraduate or graduate students in any academic discipline;
• Are enrolled in University or College;
• Use Standards in their school curriculum.

Selection Criteria

The Scholarship Committee uses the following criteria in choosing a winner:

•  Academic  achievement;
•  Leadership Qualities;
•  Concern for others/volunteerism;
•  Demonstrate use of Standards in academic curriculum;
•  Demonstrate the importance of standards in future career

Application Requirements

The applicant must complete an application and write a letter to the SES Scholarship committee in English addressing the qualifications noted above and stating his or her qualifications and achievements in each of these areas;

Applicants must submit in English a legible copy of his or her most recent academic transcript with a letter of recommendation from a faculty member; 

The application including qualifications and achievements, letter of recommendation and transcript must reach SES Scholarship Committee The deadline has been extended until April 20, 2018

Scholarship awards will be announced July 1 and distribution of funds will be made at the SES annual conference in August.

Terms and Conditions

SES reserves the right to render a final determination on eligibility for scholarship.  The student scholarship is subject to change at any time.  Finalists chosen for consideration must agree to be interviewed either by teleconference or virtual meeting.

Deadline to apply is April 20, 2018  - Download application