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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 opens November 6, 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 2024/2025 academic term to be eligible.

Applicants must be enrolled in school for the entire academic year (2024/2025 academic term) 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
  • Imaging and Camera Based Vision Systems Identification/Bar Codes/RFID/LIDAR Sensors/RADAR Sensors

Student Eligibility:

For the 2024/2025 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 2024 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 2024 and Spring 2025) 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.

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, 2024. Steps include completed nomination, completed application and transcripts received.

Scholarship awards for the 2023/2024 academic term will be announced by April 30, 2024.

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 .

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