Creating Sustainable Solutions
The Paper Technology Foundation in association with the Dept. of Chemical and Paper Engineering, provide students with scholarships, summer internships, professional mentoring and immediate job placement upon graduation.
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100 paper engineering students
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$6.5 million in scholarship support awarded
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37 corporate partners
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$75K-$85K 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.
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Student Engagement
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.
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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.
the relationship: how it works
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Academic Department The Department of Chemical and Paper Engineering provides curriculum and research experience through coursework.
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Paper Technology Foundation The PTF supports the relationship between the academic department and corporate partners, manages the paper engineering scholarship program, and provides guidance to align the curriculum to industry needs.
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WMU Paper Pilot Plant The WMU Paper Pilot Plant provides workforce and facility solutions for research, product development, and education. They serve Western Michigan University, the public, and educational communities within the paper and allied industries.
Student quote
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Not only will the scholarships I have received help my progression, they also prove that I am hard-working and very passionate about the paper industry.
Meegan Heerlyn, paper engineering student
