SPE Scholarship Applications Due Soon!!


For any student interested in attending next year's SPE conference in New Orleans they are currently accepting scholarship applications until November 1, 2014. The conference will be held March 12-15, 2015 and will feature an incredible lineup of guest speakers including Chris Jordan, Hank Willis Thomas and Rebecca Solnit.

Click here for more information about how and what to submit.

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