Applications accepted beginning November 2023.
AATCC Corporate Member Scholarship
The AATCC Corporate Member Scholarship is a $1,000 scholarship available to AATCC corporate member employees and their children, for the Fall semester.
Application Deadline: 02/29/2024
Charles E. Gavin III Family Scholarship (Auburn University)
Rising freshmen, sophomores, juniors, or seniors attending Auburn University are eligible for the $8,000 Gavin Family Scholarship.
Application Deadline: 02/29/2024
Charles E. Gavin III Family Scholarship (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Rising freshmen, sophomores, juniors, or seniors attending Georgia Institute of Technology are eligible for the $6,000 Gavin Family Scholarship.
Application Deadline: 02/29/2024
Charles H. Stone Scholarship
Four $6,000 scholarships are available to juniors and seniors at North Carolina State University and Clemson University.
Application Deadline: 02/29/2024
Darsey Family Scholarship
The Darsey Family Scholarship is a $2,500 scholarship available to undergraduate juniors and seniors, and graduate-level students enrolled in a textile- and/or fashion-related program at a US university.
Application Deadline: 02/29/2024
Delaware Valley Section Scholarship
Members of the AATCC Delaware Valley Section (DE, MD, NJ, PA), as well as spouses, children, and grandchildren, are eligible for this $500 scholarship. Undergraduate students studying textiles at a school in the Delaware Valley section are also eligible.
Application Deadline: 02/29/2024
Gordon & Marjorie Osborne Scholarship
The Gordon and Marjorie Osborne Scholarship is a $5,000 per year scholarship that supports students pursuing a career or coursework in textile engineering, textile chemistry, textile science or a related discipline.
Application Deadline: 02/29/2024
Kanti & Hansa Jasani Family Scholarship
The Kanti and Hansa Jasani Family Textile Scholarship offers three $1,000 scholarships to Indian students, specifically Indian citizens with student visas, who are attending a US university. Undergraduate AND graduate students may apply. Three scholarships are available for each academic year.
Application Deadline: 02/29/2024
Martin J. Bide University of Rhode Island Scholarship
The Martin J. Bide University of Rhode Island Scholarship is a $1,500 scholarship for undergraduate students studying Textile Fashion, Merchandising and Design at the University of Rhode Island.
Application Deadline: 02/29/2024
Metro Scholarship
The Metro Scholarship offers two scholarships valued at $3,000 and $2,000 for students attending schools in New England, New York or New Jersey.
Application Deadline: 02/29/2024
Piedmont Section Scholarship
The AATCC Foundation Piedmont Section Scholarship is a $3,000 scholarship available to students attending an educational institution in the AATCC Piedmont Section (VA, WV, NC, SC).
Application Deadline: 02/29/2024
Textile Chemistry Scholarship
The AATCC Foundation Textile Chemistry Scholarship is a $2,000 scholarship for undergraduate students of textile chemistry, polymer and color chemistry, or related topics.
Application Deadline: 02/29/2024
Textile Design Scholarship
The AATCC Foundation Textile Design Scholarship is a $2,000 scholarship for undergraduate students of textile design or related topics.
Application Deadline: 02/29/2024
Textile Merchandising Scholarship
The AATCC Foundation Textile Merchandising Scholarship is a $2,000 scholarship for undergraduate students of textile merchandising, management, and retail programs.
Application Deadline: 02/29/2024
Varley Family Textile Technology Scholarship
AATCC Foundation’s Varley Family Textile Technology Scholarship is a $7,500 scholarship that supports students pursuing a textile-related career at Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) or Cornell University.
Application Deadline: 02/29/2024
West Scholarship
This $2,200 scholarship supports undergraduate students studying a textile- or fashion-related field in colleges/universities located in the states encompassed by the California, Northwest, Midwest, and Pacific sections of AATCC.
Application Deadline: 02/29/2024
Woodruff Textile Manufacturing Scholarship
The Percy W. Woodruff Jr. Textile Manufacturing Scholarship is a $2,500 scholarship supporting a non-traditional, undergraduate student at Clemson University.
Application Deadline: 02/29/2024
Applications will be accepted beginning November 1, 2023.
Connelly/Perkins Graduate Fellowship
AATCC Foundation Connelly/Perkins Graduate Fellowship is a $5,000 fellowship for PhD candidates at the Clemson University Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE).
Application Deadline: 02/29/2024
Grady, Hauser, Houser, Daniels Graduate Fellowship
A $5,000 fellowship for PhD candidates in Fiber and Polymer Science at the North Carolina State University Wilson College of Textiles.
Application Deadline: 02/29/2024
Darsey Family Scholarship
The Darsey Family Scholarship is a $2,500 scholarship available to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in a textile- and/or fashion-related program at a US college or university.
Application Deadline: 02/29/2024
Kanti & Hansa Jasani Family Scholarship
The Kanti and Hansa Jasani Family Textile Scholarship offers three $1,000 scholarships to Indian students, specifically Indian citizens with a student visas, who are attending a US university. Undergraduate AND graduate students may apply. Three scholarships are available for each academic year.
Application Deadline: 02/29/2024
AATCC Foundation Student Research Support Grants Available
Up to $4,000 per year in funding for undergraduate and graduate research on textile-related projects. Projects that involve laboratory and end-use correlation studies, wet processing research, and other topics identified by the Foundation receive special priority.
Application Deadline: 10/15/2023 (opens June 2023)
Your donation of any amount supports the future of the textile industry. There are many ways to contribute to the Foundation. Donors can contribute to the general AATCC Foundation fund or select a specific scholarship to support or endow! See below for more information.
Help Endow a Scholarship
AATCC Foundation is holding a friendly competitions to endow two of its most popular scholarships. Cast your vote for Chemistry or Design with a contribution today!
Textile Chemistry Scholarship
AATCC Foundation Textile Chemistry Scholarship is for undergraduate students studying textile chemistry, polymers, color chemistry, or related topics.
Textile Design Scholarship
AATCC Foundation Textile Design Scholarship is a $2,000 scholarship for undergraduate students studying textiles, apparel, or home fashion design.
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Gift Options
Gifts of stocks or bonds, retirement assets, cash, or life insurance can be turned into contributions that benefit both the giver and the receiver long into the future. To discuss these or other types of charitable trusts, please contact Diana Wyman; +1.919.549.3532
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AATCC Foundation
Chemistry versus Design Campaign 2022-2023
THANK YOU for your support of AATCC Foundation's friendly competition: Chemistry versus Design!
Chemistry
Individuals and companies contributing to the endowment of the AATCC Foundation Textile Chemistry Scholarship:
- Barry Brady
- Brian & Julie Francois
- Dennis Scheer
- Diana Wyman
- eTextilesCommunication.com
- Kanti Jasani
- Rembert J Truesdale III
Design
Individuals and companies contributing to the endowment of the AATCC Foundation Textile Design Scholarship:
- Diana Wyman
- Roland & Lynn Connelly
- Sharla Jean Hoskin
Other 2022 Donors
- Bonnie J. Slocum-Dunford
- Carolyn Pochatek
- Carrie E. Cornelius
- Christopher Cerrato
- Claude Pruitt
- David Vanek
- Don Alexander
- Enrico Subacchi
- Ernest Richard Turner
- Farhan Patel
- Heung Tat Kwong
- Ian Hardin
- Jacqueline R. Burris
- Jeffrey Waldman
- Jeffrey D. Gladden
- Jeffrey T. Langley
- Joe D. Cunning
- John D. Wilson
- Jorge W. Cuellar
- Joseph Hage
- Julian Metcalfe
- Kanti Jasani
- Karlos Gordobil
- Kate Barton
- Kazuhiko Asao
- Kenneth Hon
- L. Kent Suddeth
- Lauren DeFonte
- Lawrence O. Goldstein
- Leigh Southward
- Lillie Sen
- Marissa J. Mindling
- Mark A. Graham
- Martin Bide
- Mary Ballard Jenkins
- Mike Weaver
- Mohan S. Rao
- Murray Height
- Peter & Helen Hauser
- Phillip Howell Riggins
- Praburaj D. Venkatraman
- Pradip Mehta
- Qixin Wu
- R. Bryan Ormond
- Richard Pasin
- Richard Lawn
- Rong Liu
- Sandeep Khatua
- Steve Paolini
- Vishaka Ashish Karnad
- Warren Perkins
- William Huckaby Jr.
- Yong K. Kim
- Advanced Digital Textiles
- Charles H Stone (will)
- Galvion Inc.
- Inotex
- Precision Textile Color Inc.
- Sanko Textile Industries
- WFK America LLC
AATCC Foundation Inc was founded in May 1997. With its own board of directors, the Foundation operates independently in the furtherance of the charitable mission of AATCC. The members of the board of directors represent a broad cross-section of textile, retail, chemical industry experts, and other senior business leaders with interests in many different aspects of textile design, materials, processing, and testing. The Foundation operates from The AATCC Technical Center located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA. Because the influence and activities of the Association extend far beyond the borders of North America, the Foundation solicits funds worldwide.
For more information, contact Debra Hibbard; +1.919.549.3524.
Mission
– To help promote the science and knowledge of textile design, coloration, materials, processing, and testing
– To promote continued education and provide educational assistance
– To conduct and communicate research (research findings will be available to the general public)
– To develop and promote quality standards for the benefit of the public
– To conduct other charitable activities related to textile science and design
Tax Status
The AATCC Foundation is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes, and is classified by the US Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c) (3) organization. Your contribution to the AATCC Foundation Inc may be tax-deductible.(Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Section at +1.888.830.4989. The License is not an endorsement by the State.)