Paper Technology Foundation

Students in the Mill — Creating Sustainable Solutions

The Paper Technology Foundation in association with the Department of Chemical and Paper Engineering, provides students with scholarships, summer internships, professional mentoring and immediate job placement upon graduation.

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130

paper engineering students

$8 million

in scholarship support awarded

35

corporate partners

$88K

median starting salary

—2021-22 Career Outcomes Report

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Scholarship Support

The PTF offers an unprecedented scholarship program to support students entering the most sustainable industry—the paper industry.

Scholarship Support

The Paper Technology Foundation and the TAPPI Ts'ai Lun organization facilitate engagement activities to foster your personal and professional development and to create a community for successful career outcomes.

Student Life & Engagement

Program Curriculum

Western Michigan University offers 1 of 4 ABET-accredited paper engineering programs in the United States, providing coursework in sustainable fiber-based products and technologies.

Program Curriculum

Academic Department

The Department of Chemical and Paper Engineering provides curriculum and research experience through coursework.