Nordson Leadership Scholarship Program

Nordson Corporation Leadership Scholarships

Collaboration drives Nordson’s success as a market leader in Industrial Precision Solutions and Advanced Technology. Our employees thrive in an environment where we help each other reach our personal best and enable our company to continuously improve and grow, and our customers to succeed. You will find Nordson employees sharing our success by giving back in the communities around the world where we live and work.

Who Can Apply?

• Must be a rising Junior, Senior or first-year master's for the 2025-2026 academic year majoring in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Accounting & Finance, Economics, or Liberal Arts.
• First generation college, women and historically underrepresented minority students in these disciplines are highly encouraged to apply.
• BUILDS Scholars are eligible to apply only if enrolled at a partnering school.
• Minimum of a 3.2 cumulative G.P.A.
• Applicant must be enrolled full-time.

Partnering with the following schools:

• Case Western University
• Central State University
• Clark Atlanta University
• Colorado State University
• Georgia Southern University
• Georgia Tech University
• North Carolina A&T
• Northeastern University
• The Ohio State University
• The University of Rhode Island
• UC San Diego
• UMass Lowell

Application Process

You will be asked to complete an online application and video submission:

1. General background and contact information
2. Resume highlighting technical projects and participation in community engagement
3. Essay response
4. 1 to 2 ½ minute video submission response
5. Academic transcripts from your current institutions (and prior, if applicable)

Selected applicants will be invited to a virtual interview in March-April. Recipients will be notified by May and funds will be allocated to campus financial aid offices in June 2025.

Submission Deadline: March 3, 2025

Terms and Conditions

Nordson Leadership Scholarships serve solely as an academic resource and funds must be spent on tuition, fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for the students' classes at their college or university. This program does not guarantee any participant future employment opportunity with Nordson, and is mutually exclusive of and unrelated to any employment-related opportunities at Nordson Corporation.

Scholarship recipients must be enrolled as full-time students for the 2025-2026 academic year. Enrollment will be verified before and after recipients are selected, and all scholarship payments are made directly to student financial aid offices via third-party OFIC. We will withhold awards to students who no longer meet or maintain the eligibility requirements.

IMPORTANT NOTE: You will need to upload your video by following the link to our Dropbox site after you submit your application. Nordson Corporation Leadership Scholarships must be spent on tuition, fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for the students' classes at their primary university. Scholarship recipients must be enrolled as full-time students for the 2025-2026 academic year. Enrollment will be verified after the winners are selected, and all scholarship payments will be made directly to the student to be used towards tuition and education-related expenses. We will withhold the award for any scholar who no longer meets the eligibility requirements and revoke the award for any scholar who does not maintain the eligibility requirements.

Applicants hereby grant Nordson permission to use photographs and/or testimonials in any web-based or print scholarship advertisements.

For questions, please email leadershipscholars@nordson.com

Whatever you do today, Nordson Corporation is likely a part of it. We engineer, manufacture and market differentiated products and systems used for precision dispensing and processing in a variety of end markets, from packaging to transportation and medical to electronics. Founded in 1954, we operate under the values of integrity, respect for people, customer passion, energy, and excellence. Nordson is headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, and has direct operations in more than 30 countries to support our products and systems with application expertise and a direct global sales and service organization.