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PGSF Scholarship Application

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Student Contact Information

Student First Name *

Student Last Name *

Student Permanent Home Address *

Student City *

Student Zip / Post Code *

Student Email *

Student Phone *

Personal Information

Date of Birth *

If yes, please provide the company name, their position and title.

College Information

Date (or expected date) of high school graduation (d/m/y) *

College (current or intended) *

If you have not yet been accepted, list colleges you have applied to

Course of Study

What type of degree do you intend to pursue? Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s. What is your intended major? *

When is your expected college graduation date? *

Please select the area(s) that best matches your goal for getting your degree.

If you selected "other" in the previous dropdown, please explain below.

Have you ever received any type of graphic communications or printing training (include jobs, seminars, workshops, schools, etc.)? If yes please explain/list

List any extracurricular activities, including clubs, scouts, athletics, student government, church, community services. Name and describe the activity, your duties, achievements, responsibilities, and position held. *

List honors, awards, and marks of distinction you have been awarded. List first those relating to graphic communications/printing. *

Essay Questions: Be specific, 25 word minimum.

How does your intended major relate to the printing or graphics industry? *

What is your personal career goal as it relates to the printing or graphics industry? *

What job do you see yourself working at ten years after you graduate?

Please enter your employment information *

Referrals

Referral #1 Name *

Referral #1 Email *

Referral #2 Name *

Referral #2 Email *

Short Essay

Please write a short essay (300-400 words only) on one of the following subjects, or a topic that you feel will assist the judges in evaluating your application. This is a mandatory part of the application. You may upload a prepared document from your computer by utilizing the File Upload button below.

Why I have chosen printing as a career choice.
How or why printing is relative in today’s world.
How traditional print is adapting to the internet challenge.
The role of wide format imaging in the market.

If you are attending a school that has coursework in publication, product, packaging or gravure technology, you may prepare your essay on one of the following topics in order to be considered for a special category of scholarships designated through the Gravure Education Foundation. This will not eliminate you from consideration of other scholarships.

My interest in gravure technology and the print communications industry.
My interest in gravure technology for the gravure packaging industry.
How to bring legacy gravure into the new interactive media arena.

Any essay that demonstrates your interest in the gravure or packaging industry.

Please submit your essay as Word or PDF file using the File Upload button below.

File Upload *

What is 4 + 4? (anti-spam) *

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production manager
sales representative
customer service representative
wide format specialist
computer science
database technician
educator
estimator
marketer
internet & social media specialist
copy writer
photographer
print buyer
engineer
scientist
graphic designer
illustrator
page layout artist
electronic prepress technician
press
bindery/finishing
press operator
other (please state)