• IPMI Premier Student Award : One corporate-sponsored premier award in the amount of US$ 10,000, as well as US$ 5,000 to the student’s advisor.
• IPMI Student Awards : Up to 2 IPMI-sponsored awards in the amount of US$ 5,000 each.
• IPMI Corporate Student Awards : Several corporate-sponsored awards in the amount of US$ 5,000 each sponsored by some of the most prestigious companies in the precious metals industry.

As you know our Foundation has an extensive awards program for PhD level students. We also want to bring to your attention that we also have an internship program for undergraduates with a focus on Chemical Engineers and Chemists, but open to all educational disciplines.

Our program process is up to two of our member companies per year can apply for participation in our program. We assist them in the recruiting but the final decision as to who they hire is up to them. The students selected will receive up to a $10,000 internship award from our Foundation's Endowment — sponsored by FideliTrade

The student will receive a $5,000 Intern Award at the end of completing their assignment, which will be given out at the Annual Conference. They may also receive up to an additional $5,000 in education assistance. To be eligible for the education assistance the student will have to provide evidence of tuition and/or loans. The hiring company is responsible for paying the student's wages.

The biggest potential benefit of the program would be to get hired upon graduation. We are generally looking for those in their Junior year so the company can possibly have 2 different assignments with the student. However, Seniors and Sophomores can also be included as well. There is another perk in that the student will also be invited to our Annual Conference which is typically attended by 500+industry professionals from every aspect of the precious metals industry. They will join the 7-8 other PhD student award winners who are present at the conference. They will also present a paper at 1he conference describing their work.

There is complimentary registration and hotel accommodations provided by IPMI. The hiring company reimburses the student for their travel cost This is a relatively new program and was typically a summer internship. However, some of our member companies are open to a longer assignment such as can be obtained through working with a Co-Op program where students attend school for 6 months and then work for 6 months.