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SUPPORTING THE

FURTHER EDUCATION

FOR THOSE IN THE VACUUM COATING INDUSTRY

OUR MISSION

Striving to MAKE A DIFFERENCE in the lives of our students.

One of the SVC’s long-term goals has always been to support charitable, educational, and scientific activities. As its first initiative, the Foundation created a scholarship program aimed at supporting enterprising students and practitioners who have an interest in furthering their education in the field of vacuum coating technology. 

The Foundation also grants travel awards to students to attend and present technical papers at the annual SVC Technical Symposium. More recently, the Foundation created a scholarship for those already in industry.  Since its inception, these programs have combined to award nearly $1/2 Million to students and technical staff from around the world.

The SVCF is a tax-exempt organization under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code and contributions to the SVCF are deductible as provided by law.

$ 540K AWARDED
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200+ SCHOLARSHIPS
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28+ COUNTRIES
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EVENTS

May 17 – May 22, 2025

68th SVC Techcon

Nashville

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

19th Annual SVCF 5K
Run/Walk

More details will be coming as we approach our event in Nashville

Monday, May 19, 2025

7th Annual Casino Night

*more details to come

Each ticket provides $200 in play money, one complimentary drink, and small bites.  Must be 21 or older

SPONSORSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES

We are planning our Events for 2025 and hope to see you all in Nashville!

SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

2024 Academic Scholarship

Rezoana Bente Arif

Univ. of New Brunswick | JA Woollam Company Scholarship

2024 Academic Scholarship

Julien Decker

Univ. of North Texas | JA Woollam Company Scholarship

2024 Academic Scholarship

Lina Rojas

Louisiana State Univ. | JA Woollam Company Scholarship

2024 Academic Scholarship

Jiangnan Liu

Univ. of Michigan | SVC-F Scholarship

2024 Academic Scholarship

Paramita Bhattacharyya

McMaster Univ. | SVC-F Scholarship

2024 Academic Scholarship

Ahmed Abed

Univ. of Michigan | SVC-F Scholarship

2024 Academic Scholarship

S. Novia Berriel

Univ. of Central Florida | SVC-F Scholarship

2024 Academic Scholarship

Jorge Luis Vazquez Arce

CICESE - Mexico | SVC-F Scholarship

2024 Academic Scholarship

Natalia Łukaszkiewicz

Poznan Univ. of Tech | SVC-F Scholarship

2024 Academic Scholarship

Gareth Bellinger

McMaster Univ. | J.A. Woollam Company Scholarship

2024 Academic Scholarship

Mustafa Goksu Ozlu

Purdue Univ. | Clark & Karen Bright Scholarship Honoring Angus Macleod

2024 ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP

Shubham Mondal

University of MIchigan | SVC-F Scholarship

2024 Travel Award

Hosna Sultana

Univ. of Oklahoma | Travel Sponsorship

2024 Travel Award and Academic Scholarship

Takeru Omiya

Univ. of Coimbra | John B. Fenn Sr. Scholarship

2024 Travel Award

Adrian Claver

Public Univ. of Navarre | Travel Sponsorship

2024 Travel Award

Belgacim Tiss

Minho Univ. | Travel Sponsorship

2024 INDUSTRY SCHOLARSHIP

Bryce Walker

Kurt J Lesker| VTI Scholarship

2024 INDUSTRY SCHOLARSHIP

Nick Haase

Intellivation | Mike Plaisted Memorial Scholarship

2024 INDUSTRY SCHOLARSHIP

Liam Sohngen

LLNL | SOLERAS Scholarship

2024 INDUSTRY SCHOLARSHIP

Kristina Wygonik

Kurt J Lesker | Jim Colbridge Memorial Scholarship

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