Established in 2005, the FPA Flexible Packaging Scholarship & Summer Internship Program provides career development opportunities for packaging, printing or other areas of concentration utilized in the converting industry, and encourage them to enter the flexible packaging industry.

The program combines summer internships at FPA converter member companies with 10 FPA academic scholarships valued at $3,000 each. Internships are available in a variety of disciplines and locations for the summer of 2009.

TO APPLY:
To apply for FPA’s 2009 Flexible Packaging Academic Scholarship and Summer Internship Program:

• Review list of potential internships available with FPA converter members for summer 2009
• Complete the 2009 program application
• Provide a letter of recommendation from a faculty member
• Submit a short essay (500 words or less) on the following:
  How you expect to apply what you have learned in your course work to an internship with a flexible packaging converter.

You may also apply and submit your application, letter of recommendation and essay by one of the following methods:

• Sending materials by email to: fpa@flexpack.org
• Sending materials by mail to:
  Flexible Packaging Association
  971 Corporate Boulevard
  Suite 403
  Linthicum, Maryland 21090
• Completing the online application

ELEGIBILITY: 
Qualifying candidates must meet the following program criteria:

• Enrollment in an AA, BA, BS or MS degree program
• Hold a 2.7 grade point average
• Have a minimum of 24 credit hours with a minimum of 9 credits in packaging, printing or other areas of concentration utilized in the converting industry

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