2025-2026 STLE Jeanie S. McCoy Scholarship Application
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The STLE Jeanie S. McCoy Scholarship is an international essay contest that is open to a deserving woman pursuing an education in and a future career in tribology. This scholarship is awarded in the spirit of Jeanie who began her successful career as a scientist in the 1940s when technical careers and societies were male dominated and challenging for women to gain entrance. Jeanie started her career working for The Hodson Oil Company and later with International Harvester Company, retiring in 1985. She then began a consulting company, Jeanie McCoy Technologies, focusing on the proper application and maintenance of metalworking fluids. Jeanie was a member of STLE for more than 65 years, joining in 1952. She served as editor of Lubrication Engineering, the technical magazine that eventually became TLT, for more than two decades. In 1989, she became the first woman STLE member to be elevated to the grade of Fellow, STLE’s highest honor for technical excellence. In 1991, Jeanie was awarded the P.M. Ku Meritorious Award for tirelessly serving STLE and its local sections throughout the world. In 2000, to recognize her outstanding lifetime contributions, she received the International Award, STLE’s highest honor, and later was named a Life Member of the society.
The applicant must be a female student who is enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program and pursuing an engineering or science degree that will be applicable to a career in the field of tribology. The recipient is selected based on:
- Quality of the submitted essay
- Letter of recommendation from faculty advisor or educator
- Extracurricular activities
The Jeanie S. McCoy Scholarship provides $5,000 to the recipient. The recipient’s essay submission will be published as a guest column in Tribology & Lubrication Technology (TLT) magazine, the official publication of STLE, and the recipient will also be recognized at the STLE Annual Meeting.