Elmer B. Cleves Scholarship

The ILMA Foundation seeks to promote the value of the lubricant industry to the broader society and economy through initiatives such as the ILMA Scholarship Fund.  The Lubricants & Specialties industry supplies products to a host of industries including Automotive (ICE and EV), Mining, Forestry, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Personal Care, Agriculture, Plastics & Polymers, and the list goes on. The lubricants industry is an example where higher education achievement helps to support a sizable economy enriching the lives of those using the products and services it generates as well providing healthy livelihoods for the people it employs, directly or indirectly.

Eligibility

Applicants for the ILMA Foundation Scholarship award must:

• Be a citizen of a North American country or be a permanent resident of the United States.
• Be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student for the 2024-25 academic year at a four-year college/university in North America.
• Have a minimum GPA of 3.0.
• Preference will be given to applicants with a relationship to an ILMA member company. Preference will be given to applicants with STEM majors.

What are the additional eligibility criteria for the sub-scholarships?

Elmer B. Cleves excelled both in the classroom and athletic pursuits. He played minor league pro baseball for the Saint Louis Cardinals and in the Canadian League. He also managed minor league professional baseball teams in the U.S. and Canada. After leaving baseball, Elmer worked in chemical engineering and formed his own company, Interlube Corporation, a long-standing ILMA member. Cleves received ILMA’s Distinguished Service Award in 2001.

The Elmer B. Cleves Scholarship applicants must:

• Be a scholar-athlete who lettered in at least one varsity sport in high school.
• Be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student for the 2024-25 academic year at a four-year college/university in North America.