Valspar Announces $100,000 Scholarship Program

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Valspar Foundation announced today a new program to provide $100,000 of scholarship support for students pursuing a degree in chemistry, chemical engineering or material science at the University of Pittsburgh or the University of Minnesota.

"The Valspar Foundation has a proud history of supporting students in their achievement of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) majors. We are delighted to announce this scholarship program at two universities recognized for providing students with the knowledge, skills and experience to affect real change in the workplace and community," said Gary E. Hendrickson, chairman and chief executive officer, The Valspar Corporation.

The Valspar Science & Engineering Student Scholarship program is targeted at postsecondary students enrolled full-time for the entire 2016-2017 academic year. Up to 20 awards of $5,000 each will be granted. The scholarship program will consider academic performance, demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities, work experience, a statement of career and educational goals and objectives and an outside appraisal. Preference will be given to upper level undergraduate students who have declared majors in the eligible fields of study and have previous academic research or industrial experience.

The e-application website for the Valspar Science & Engineering Students Scholarship program is: https://www.scholarsapply.org/valspar/. The deadline for application is March 15, 2016.

Valspar: If it matters, we're on it. ®Valspar is a global leader in the coatings industry providing customers with innovative, high-quality products and value-added services. Our 11,000 employees worldwide deliver advanced coatings solutions with best-in-class appearance, performance, protection and sustainability to customers in more than 100 countries. Valspar offers a broad range of superior coatings products for the consumer market, and highly-engineered solutions for the construction, industrial, packaging and transportation markets. Founded in 1806, Valspar is headquartered in Minneapolis. Valspar's reported net sales in fiscal 2015 were $4.4 billion and its shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: VAL). For more information, visit www.valspar.com and follow @valspar on Twitter.

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