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October 24, 2008
Ladies and Gentlemen: The Holston Section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers is once again sponsoring an Educational Initiatives Program in our region. It is our goal to support and promote technical training for students, K-12, so that they may be inspired to pursue a career in a technical field. The issuing of grants to schools in the Southwest Virginia/East Tennessee area is an important part of the program. Grants will be awarded to provide additional funding for math and science focused education. These grants are being made available to fund or supplement projects that provide further student exposure to scientific and mathematical studies in the classroom where they would not otherwise be provided by the school system. In the past, ASME has been able to award grants in the range of $500 to $1000. We invite you to fill out the application on our website at Grant Application with a proposal for your school. Applications will be judged on how well the project outline demonstrates that the funding will be used to support the goals of the Educational Initiatives Program. This grant may be used in either the 2008-09 or the 2009-10 school year. Several examples of eligible proposals are design competitions, science fairs, classroom project/resource materials, science or math software, etc. A committee will review the applications and may visit the school as part of the selection process. Recipients will also be invited to an awards reception hosted by the Holston Section of ASME for the awarding of grants. We look forward to assisting you in your pursuit of educational excellence. All applications must be received by March 16, 2009. The awards winners will be notified in April and awards will be made in May. Late applications will not be considered. Applications can be downloaded from the website and emailed to aaronlawson@eastman.com. If email is not available, the application can be mailed to: Eastman Chemical Company Sincerely,
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