Scholarships

With the global shift to clean energy comes the need for a new generation to advance mining innovation for a better tomorrow. To help develop future talent, the Copper Club provides educational grants to undergraduate, vocational and postgraduate students interested in joining an inclusive and diverse global industry that operates at a local level with transparency, accountability and respect for local communities.

The Copper Club Scholarship Program

From inception, the Copper Club has made contributions from accumulated excess funds to causes and educational programs associated with the copper industry. The Board of Directors voted that all excess funds be used to establish a Grants Program to assist exceptional students preparing for careers in fields related to the copper industry.

The criterion for the Grants, which can be up to $15,000 each, is academic excellence and need of financial assistance. Scholarships are available to students entering their junior or senior year of an undergraduate program or graduate school.

To date, 183 scholarships and two special grants have been awarded. Individuals and companies with which many of our members are associated contribute to the fund. With these and ongoing donations, we are striving to build an annuity, in perpetuity, which will assure sufficient funds for eight grants per year.

How To Apply

The 2023-24 application period has closed. To inquire about submitting an application for a Copper Club Academic Scholarship, please contact Jeannie St. Onge. Applicants must be submitted through their school.

Congratulations to the 2022-23 Scholarship Recipients

The Lord Bagri Scholarship Recipient

  • Jacob Maxon, Michigan Technological University

The Barry Feldman Memorial Scholarship Recipient

  • Cole Kageos, Virginia Tech
  • Ricardo Ortega, Iowa State University
  • Zubin Soomar, University of Arizona
  • Cassidy Crouch, University of Kentucky
  • Sarah Glaspell-Elser, Queens University

2021-22 Scholarship Recipients

The Lord Bagri Scholarship Recipient

  •  Emily Street, Michigan Technological University

The Barry Feldman Memorial Scholarship Recipient

  •  Kyle Ressler, University of Kentucky
  • Alexander Holmwood, University of Nevada, Reno
  • Benjamin Magnin, Colorado School of Mines
  • Gerardo Martinez, Colorado School of Mines
  • Anirban Ray, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad
  • David Sawyer, University of Utah
  • Sarah Shearer, Queen’s University
  • Seung-Hwan Shin, Tohoku University
  • Addison Wong, Colorado School of Mines
  • Ashley Woodward, Virginia Tech

2020-21 Scholarship Recipients

The Lord Bagri Scholarship Recipient

  •  Paul Mather, Purdue University

The Barry Feldman Memorial Scholarship Recipient

  • Nicholas Elling, University of Kentucky
  •  Amy Blatnick, Colorado School of Mines
  • Jack Dombrowski, Colorado School of Mines
  • Alexander Jones, Colorado School of Mines
  • Catherine Ott, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Annika Peterson, University of Utah
  • Ryan Sernoskie, Queen’s University

Past Recipients