The South Texas Section International Polyolefins Conference Beneficiaries
More than 80% of South Texas Section’s profits from the Polyolefins Conference go to support eight Universities with polymer programs and students of SPE South Texas Section members.
Universities are supported by the SPE South Texas Section with scholarships, endowments, equipment grants and student chapter funds.
These universities are: Baylor University, Texas A&M University, University of Houston, Texas Tech, Texas State University, Lamar University, University of North Texas, and Texas State Tech.
The educational budget is typically $50-95K per year.
2024 International Polyolefins Conference Scholarship Winners:
2024 International Polyolefins Poster Contest Winners:
2023 International Polyolefins Conference Scholarship Winners:
2023 International Polyolefins Conference Poster Contest Winners:
Thank you to all students who participated in the contests and conference.
Member Earned Scholarships
Children and grandchildren of active SPE-STX members are eligible for up to a $2,500 scholarship/yr.
Two scholarships per family can be received.
All qualified applicants will receive scholarships.
The requirements are:
- Children or grandchildren should be a resident of Texas (the students can be attending school outside of Texas).
- South Texas Section member must be a member of SPE and the South Texas SPE Section
- South Texas Section member must be active in the section and have attended four section events during the application year (September 2024-May 2025)
- Application period is closed.