The PTDA Foundation recognizes the urgent need for skilled professionals in the power transmission and motion control (PT/MC) industry. As such, it is committed to helping PT/MC employers further the education of current and upcoming talent with the introduction of two new scholarship programs. 

Innomotics and the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering are thrilled to announce Josh Samuel Lubin as the recipient of the 2024 Peter Hammond Scholarship. A master’s student in engineering at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Lubin has been selected to receive the scholarship for $10,000. Now in its fifth year, this award is presented to outstanding graduate students pursuing studies in electrical engineering, exemplifying both academic excellence and innovative research.

STLE grants three academic awards through its Presidential Awards Program: The E. Richard Booser Scholarship (for undergraduate students), The Elmer E. Klaus Fellowship (for graduate students) and The Jeanie S. McCoy Scholarship (for female students). These awards are administered by the STLE Presidential Council and are meant to encourage students to pursue an advanced degree or a career in tribology or lubrication engineering by subsidizing a research project related to the field.

Emerson has opened its 2022 ASCO Engineering Scholarship Program to U.S. college and university students studying in the fields of engineering, instrumentation, systems, and automation. The merit-based program rewards students for academic excellence, service to others, and leadership potential.