A variety of industry-supported scholarships give students worldwide the opportunity to pursue studies and careers in the document management and communication marketplace. EDSF scholarships are awarded to full-time students who are committed to pursuing a career in the field of document management and communication in the areas of: document preparation, production and/or document distribution, including 1:1 marketing; graphic communication & arts; e-commerce; imaging science, printing, web authoring, electronic publishing, computer science or telecommunications and/or business (i.e. sales, marketing). The following summarizes the EDSF scholarship awards.

Scholarship awards may range from USD $250 - $5,000; unless otherwise noted.

Awards for Four-Year and Advanced Students

EDSF Board of Directors Scholarship
Junior, senior or advanced-degree college student who is pursuing a degree in the field of document communication. Includes document related technologies, such as graphic communications, document management, document content and/or document distribution, and multimedia.

Heidelberg USA Scholarship
Sponsored by Heidelberg USA
Junior, senior or advanced-degree college student who is pursuing a degree in the field of document/graphic communication. Includes document related technologies, such as graphic communications, document management, document content and/or document distribution, and multimedia.

Hoods Memorial Scholarship
Junior, senior or advanced-degree college student who demonstrates a strong interest in working with electronic documents as a career. Includes document related technologies, such as graphic communications, document management, document content and/or document distribution. Special consideration is given to students interested in marketing and public relations.

About David Hoods    

HVTO Stewardship Award - $1,000 usd
Sponsored by OutputLinks & COPI
Honoring the OutputLinks Stewardship Award recipients, this scholarship is awarded to an individual who, through volunteer and community activities, has demonstrated leadership and contribution. Student is pursuing a career in document management and communication, graphic communications, IT or business.

Jeanne Mowlds Scholarship - $1,000+ usd
Sponsored by OutputLinks & COPI
Honoring Jeanne Mowlds for more than a decade of service to the industry as the Executive Director of EDSF, this scholarship will be awarded to individuals pursing a degree in document content, IT, engineering, graphic arts, or business in the document management and graphic communications marketplace.

About Jeanne Mowlds    

HTVO Woman of Distinction - $5,000 usd
Sponsored by OutputLinks & COPI
Honoring an outstanding woman who contributes to the development of the high volume transaction output industry and pursuing a degree in IT, graphic arts, or business. Award preference is given to submissions from HTVO Women of Distinction.

Joel Cartun Scholarship
Sponsored by The Lewis M. Gabbe Foundation
Junior, senior or advanced-degree college student who is pursuing a degree in the field of document management and communication. Academic focus includes document imaging, graphics, document management / content / arching / security / distributions, business, sales and marketing, engineering, and computer science.

John A. Lopiano Scholarship
Sponsored by COPI/OutputLinks
Junior, senior or advanced-degree college student who is pursuing a degree in the field of document communications. Priority consideration will be given to students who work in or whose family member has worked or currently works in a segment of the high volume computer output (HVCO) industry.

About John A. Lopiano    

OutputLinks EDP Award of Merit
Sponsored by OutputLinks
Undergraduate, graduate or Doctorate student with studies in IT, Graphic Arts or Business. Special consideration is given to EDP (Electronic Document Professional certified) family members of individuals nominated by an EDP.

Questex Media Group - $2,000 usd
Sponsored by Questex Media Group
Junior, senior, or advanced-degree student who is pursuing a degree pursuing a career in the area of journalism or trade show management or marketing communications. Based on student qualifications and opportunities available, the recipient of this scholarship may have an internship opportunity with Questex.

Wayne Alexander Memorial Scholarship - $2,000 usd
Sponsored by AXIS Inc.
Junior, senior, or advanced-degree student who is pursuing a degree in the field of document communications including digital media, communications and texts and technology. Preference is given to students attending the University of Central Florida.

About Wayne Alexander    

Xplor Canada Scholarship - $2,000 cdn
Sponsored by Xplor Canada Association
Third, fourth-year or advanced-degree college student who is pursuing a degree in the field of electronic documents, including content and design, print technologies, computer science or graphic communications. Applicant must be a Canadian citizen or Landed Immigrant.

About Xplor Canada    

Award for One and Two-Year Technical and Community CollegeStudents

EDSF Board of Directors Scholarship - $250 - $1,000 usd
Targeted for the first or second-year student who is attending a technical, trade or community school and is pursuing a degree in the field of document communication, which includes graphic communication, computer science, and multimedia.