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Application

Purpose of Scholarship                                                                  

The Future Generation Carlsen Family Award (Carlsen Family Award) provides $1,000 scholarship to support a student pursuing metal fabrication education to attend the National Ornamental & Miscellaneous Metals Association's (NOMMA) annual conference, METALfab. 

Criteria for Scholarship Selection

• Applicant must be enrolled in a recognized educational institution or certification program in a field of study such as metal fabrication, welding, metalworking, blacksmithing, finishing, or comparable field or recently completed a program within the last six months.
• Applicant should demonstrate a life goal of wanting to work in the ornamental and miscellaneous metals industry.
• Applicant must submit a completed application by December 20 annually. NO EXCEPTIONS.
• Applicant must agree to provide a brief written statement of the value of the experience as well as dated receipts within 30 days after the event is over.
  

General Information

• The Carlsen Family Award has committed to provide a reimbursement of up to $1,000 to the scholarship recipient.

• The reimbursement is to cover the recipients cost of registration and expenses to attend METALfab.

• Within 30 days after the conclusion of METALfab, the recipient must furnish dated receipts for expenses and submit a brief written statement on the value of the experience to info@nomma.org.

• After review and approval of the aforementioned items, the designated recipient will be reimbursed up to $1,000. 

Scholarship Timeline

• Submit application by December 20 annually.
• The scholarship selection committee will be comprised of at least two NOMMA members at large, one NOMMA Board of Director, one NOMMA Education Foundation (NEF) Board of Trustee, and the donor or donor representative. The selection committee will review the applications and select the recipient of the scholarship.
• The scholarship winner will be contacted by NEF staff. Scholarships are non-transferable.
• Dated receipts and brief written statement are due 30 days after the last day of METALfab to info@nomma.org.
  

Items Required for Application Submission

• Basic contact information and education background. 
• Statement explaining your desire to pursue work in the ornamental and miscellaneous metals industry.
• Statement explaining the benefits that you, the applicant, hope to receive from attending METALfab.

Application

Past Award Recipients

Contact For Additional Information

NOMMA Education Foundation
888-516-8585
info@nomma.org