Believing strongly that today's students are tomorrow's leaders, the Foundation endowed the William L. Cullison Scholarship fund in honor of TAPPI's fifth Executive Director, an extraordinary industry leader. This scholarship provides an inviting incentive for students entering their third year of college to pursue an academic path related to this vital work. Candidates are undergraduate students with a major in a pulp and paper science course of study at a college or university. Many of these colleges and universities sponsor a TAPPI Student Chapter. Candidates must have completed at least one full undergraduate academic year of studies. Most candidates apply during the second semester of their second full academic year. They must demonstrate outstanding leadership abilities and significant interest in the pulp and paper industry which could include listing previous, current or future industry internships. For juniors who are awarded the scholarship for both junior and senior year, the scholarship must be renewed for the second year by submitting an official transcript indicating that the recipient is pursuing courses in the pulp and paper curriculum and maintaining the required minimum GPA. Candidates must submit at least three letters of recommendation from persons familiar with the applicant's character, accomplishments, likelihood of success, and/or industry work experience. At least one recommendation letter must be written by an educator. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry for more information.