The ISTA Educational Foundation’s mission is to engage, inspire, and empower student leaders who will improve our world through advancing transport packaging design. Dedicated to the support and service of the packaging community, the ISTA Educational Foundation (ISTAEF) is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(C)3 charitable organization, raising and distributing funds to foster educational growth in the transport packaging space.
The Foundation will implement this mission by supporting the following activities and programs:
Research Grants
The majority of funding will be used to support research in distribution packaging via grants to packaging schools. The funding could be used to support the packaging school research curriculum or could support a capstone-type project/course. The selected researchers will be invited to present their findings at the ISTA Forum as either a speaker or as part of a poster board event. The funding could be used to support the recipients‘ travel expenses. The goal is to tie grants to research in the distribution packaging area.
Learn moreScholarships
The Foundation provides scholarships to packaging students interested in transport packaging.
Recognize Educational Contributions
Through a variety of programs, ISTA and the ISTA Educational Foundation are pleased to honor both individual and organizational achievement to those in the packaging industry inspiring and educating others to improve our world through transport packaging.
Awards