PGSF Announces Newly Endowed Scholarship from the Pacific Printing Industries Educational Trust

March 2, 2024  (Pittsburgh, PA) – For Immediate Release

The Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF), is pleased to announce the establishment of the Pacific Printing Industries Education Trust endowed scholarship for students attending institutions of higher learning in the Graphic Arts fields.

This endowment will go a long way in helping students in the Pacific Northwest as well as in Hawaii, help pay for their education at one of the many institutions that help to train the future workforce for the industry.  “The PPI Educational Trust is excited to work with PGSF to help attract new people into the print industry. Our board works with numerous great printing companies across the Northwest and sees the great career opportunities those companies have. Printing is still very much alive.” Said Chris Feryn, Chairperson of the PPI Educational Trust.

“The endowments that the Print & Graphics Scholarship Fund has enabled us to annually fund over 180 scholarships in the United States,” said Debbie Bohan, Director of Administration, “these new funds will enable us to provide even more monies to students who are from the Pacific Northwest or attending a school in that region.”

The scholarship application process is now open, and students are encouraged to apply online at https://www.pgsf.org/scholarship-application.  The scholarships are open to both Full and Part-time students. Evaluation of the applications begins in June with scholarships awarded in August.  Scholarships will automatically renew for students maintaining a 3.0 GPA.

If you would like to contribute to our foundation, please visit our website at www.pgsf.org or contact Jeffrey White, Director of Development for PGSF, at jeff.white@pgsf.org.

About PGSF

The Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation is a not-for-profit, private, industry-directed organization that dispenses assistance to talented youth interested in graphic communications careers and pursuing education at technical colleges and universities. The mission of PGSF is to promote the graphics industry as a career choice for young people and support them through their education process. Each year the foundation grants over $500,000 in scholarships.

Contact:

Jeffrey White, Director of Development – Jeff.white@pgsf.org