The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration and its Foundation together offer about $1.6 million in scholarships each year to SME student members, across undergraduate and graduate levels. Awards span mining and mineral engineering, geology and geological sciences, environmental science and engineering, health and safety, mineral and metallurgical processing, underground construction and tunnelling, industrial minerals and aggregates, and coal and energy-related mining. Requirements vary by award, with some setting a minimum 3.0 GPA or requiring two completed years of undergraduate study; applications open on 1 September and close on 15 October through the SME scholarships portal.