The Recycling Education and Research Foundation (RERF), a not-for-profit
organization associated with the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries(ISRI), announced on Oct. 20 that it has awarded 75 students with scholarships
between $500 and $3,400 to be applied to their respective college educations. In
all, RERF awarded over $122,000 to college-bound students across the United
States and Canada for the 2020-21 academic year.
Funded by ISRI national chapters with scholarship programs,
scholarships are awarded to dependents of employees of active ISRI member
companies located within a chapter region. There are 14 active participating
ISRI chapters with scholarship programs. Each chapter supports their scholarship
program through fundraisers, donations and other initiatives throughout the
year.
A full list of scholarship recipients are available on ISRI’s
website.
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