The Timken Co. has awarded college scholarships to 17 sons and daughters of Timken associates in 12 locations around the world. Valued at up to $540,000 over the course of four years, these scholarships are funded by The Timken Co. Charitable and Educational Fund Inc. The program has awarded more than $22 million in scholarships since its founding in 1958.

Chairman John M. Timken Jr. hosted a recognition event at Timken World Headquarters in North Canton, Ohio, for students and their parents. Local scholarship finalists attended the event in person, while other finalists and their parents joined a global webcast. “Each of these scholars has achieved significant academic success, participated in school and community activities and demonstrated leadership ability,” said Timken. “The Timken Scholarship program enables these accomplished young people to explore new opportunities and gain the knowledge they need to make a powerful and positive difference in the world.”

The $35,000 Henry Timken Scholar Award recognizes the top-ranked applicant and is renewable for up to three additional years for a total of $140,000. This year’s Henry Timken Scholar is Sidney Long. Long, a senior at Buckeye Central High School in New Washington, Ohio, plans to study pre-veterinary medicine at The Ohio State University.

The $25,000 Jack Timken Scholar Award was presented to Simona Prasad. The award is renewable for up to three additional years for a total of $100,000. After graduating from Loyola School in Jamshedpur, India, Simona plans to study design and architecture at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in Mumbai.

Five students received $10,000 scholarships, renewable for up to three additional years, for a total value of $40,000 each. They are:

• Sayan Das — After graduating from Vidya Bharati Chinmaya Vidyalaya Secondary School in Jamshedpur, Das plans to study aerospace engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States.
• Sean Gu — A senior at Point Grey Secondary School in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Gu plans to study business at the University of Pennsylvania.
• Victoria Mangano — After graduating from Luther College in Victoria, Australia, Mangano plans to study communication design at Monash University in Melbourne.
• Indranil Pal — When he graduates from D.A.V. Public School in Jamshedpur, Pal plans to study computer information systems at the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States.
• Mihnea Vladimir Savu — A senior at the Prahova County Excellence Centre, Savu plans to study computer science at a university in the United Kingdom.

In addition, 10 individuals received $10,000 scholarships. More information on those individuals and the rest of the recipients can be found here.