Apply Now: MHEFI Scholarship Applications are Live
For talented students interested in pursuing careers in material handling and the supply chain, there are still several weeks left to apply for a scholarship from The Material Handling Education Foundation, Inc. (MHEFI). This nonprofit provides financial support for educational programs to engage and retain talent for the material handling industry. For the 2024/2025 academic year, MHEFI awarded scholarships to 61 students.
Student Eligibility
For the 2025/2026 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 can be classified as freshman, sophomore, junior or senior for the Fall 2025 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 in their major.
• Applicants must be enrolled in school for the entire academic year (Fall 2025 and Spring 2026) without interruption barring illness, emergency or military service.
• Scholarship awards cannot be used for study abroad programs/semesters.
Target Programs for the Scholarship
Undergraduate students pursuing one of the programs below are encouraged to apply for a scholarship:
• 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
Apply by January 31 to Be Considered
To learn more about the scholarship and apply, visit https://MHEFI.smapply.org. The deadline to submit applications is January 31, 2025. The award winners will be announced on April 30, 2025. Check out the successful journeys of a few past scholarship recipients:
If you are interested in making a contribution to help fund scholarships that support the supply chain leaders of the future, MHEFI welcomes donations.
