December 1, 2026
E. Richard Booser Scholarship
Direct application
$4,500
1 winner
Eligibility
Major
Chemical Engineering
Education level
Undergraduate
About this scholarship
Undergraduate science or engineering students interested in tribology may apply for the E. Richard Booser Scholarship through the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) Presidential Awards Program.
One $4,500 award includes a research term: $3,000 upon receipt and $1,500 upon completion of a research report. STLE membership is not required, and previous non-Booser STLE award winners may apply.
Selection is based on a faculty letter of recommendation, research relevance, and proposed research quality. Submit the application on STLE's Submittable page with a research proposal. Winners' reports are published in the STLE magazine.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Application submitted through STLE Submittable
- Official college or university transcript including GPA
- Signed faculty-advisor recommendation letter on official school letterhead
- Research proposal
- Official college/university transcript including GPA
- Signed letter of recommendation from faculty advisor on official school letterhead
- Must be enrolled in an engineering or science curriculum
- Research must be relevant to tribology (proposed tribology research experience)
- Must submit a research report after the research is completed (published in STLE's TLT magazine)
- Recipient must submit a research report after completing the research; the report is published in STLE's TLT magazine.
- STLE membership is not required.