{"id":15703,"date":"2026-01-08T01:02:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T01:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=15703"},"modified":"2025-12-15T11:04:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T11:04:53","slug":"mhefi-scholarship-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/mhefi-scholarship-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"MHEFI Scholarship Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Material Handling Education Foundation, Inc. (MHEFI) is offering scholarship opportunities to undergraduates who are pursuing a material handling, logistics, or supply chain career. The deadline to apply is January 31, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Eligible students should clearly demonstrate dedication to achieving excellence, strong leadership skills, potential for future growth as a leader, and persistence in the pursuit of education.<\/p>\n<p>To qualify, students must be enrolled for both the fall 2026 and spring 2027 academic term at a non-profit college or university in the United States accredited by the Council for Higher Education. Students from the following target programs are encouraged to apply:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Industrial engineering<\/li>\n<li>Industrial distribution<\/li>\n<li>Mechanical &amp; electrical engineering<\/li>\n<li>Structural engineering with a focus on cold-formed steel design<\/li>\n<li>Computer science related to material handling<\/li>\n<li>Business &amp; management related to material handling or supply chain management<\/li>\n<li>Imaging and camera-based vision systems, LIDAR sensors, and RADAR sensors technologies<\/li>\n<li>Engineering technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The 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.<\/p>\n<p>Scholarships are one-year awards. Former recipients of the award are eligible to re-apply each year if they meet the eligibility requirements.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15704\" style=\"width: 906px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15704\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-15-at-11.02.11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"896\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-15-at-11.02.11.png 896w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-15-at-11.02.11-768x358.png 768w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-15-at-11.02.11-400x187.png 400w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-15-at-11.02.11-440x205.png 440w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-15-at-11.02.11-650x303.png 650w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-15-at-11.02.11-815x380.png 815w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 896px) 100vw, 896px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15704\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MHEFI is an independent charitable organization that was established in 1976. Since 1976, its programs have supported over 1,500 students and educators seeking pathways to quality educational programs and fulfilling careers.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To apply for a scholarship, applicants must first be nominated by a professor, faculty member, or employer (direct supervisor\/manager or senior company official). To register, learn more about the requirements, and request a nomination, students can visit <a href=\"https:\/\/MHEFI.smapply.org\">https:\/\/MHEFI.smapply.org<\/a>. One application enables students to apply for many of the available scholarships.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The deadline to apply for scholarships is January 31, 2026. Questions may be sent to Mary Alyson Ammons, MHEFI Executive Director, at mammons@mhi.org.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Material Handling Education Foundation, Inc. (MHEFI) is offering scholarship opportunities to undergraduates who are pursuing a material handling, logistics, or supply chain career. 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