Hoffman Estates, IL– January 8, 2016 – High school and post-secondary collision students attending career and technical schools and colleges have the opportunity to apply for the over $200,000 in available scholarships and tool grants available through the Collision Repair Education Foundation and the organization’s industry supporters. The spring 2016 opportunities include:
3M Hire Our Heroes Veteran Scholarships & Tool Grants
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Tool Grants
Atlanta I-CAR Committee Scholarships
CCC Michael Salvatore Memorial Student Repair Technician Scholarships
Collision Repair Education Foundation Board of Trustees Scholarships
Craftsman Tool Grants
Gerber Collision and Glass Grants
I-CAR Board of Directors Scholarships
The Lon Baudoux Legacy Scholarships
Nashville I-CAR Committee Scholarship
PPG Automotive Refinish Scholarships
Snap-On Tool Grants
Collision Repair Education Foundation Director of Grant Programs Melissa Marscin said, “Thank you very much to the companies that continue to support our scholarship and tool grant program. We are very proud of the number of awards this year and highly encourage all collision students to apply. From past winners, we know these awards can be life-changing and we look forward to helping even more students in 2016.”
The scholarship and tool grant application is available through the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s web site: www.CollisionEducationFoundation.org, with a deadline of February 16, 2016 to apply. Winners will be selected by members of the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s Board of Trustees Selection Committee and notified by mail and phone. For more information, please contact Director of Grant Programs Melissa Marscin at scholarships@ed-foundation.org or 888.722.3787, Ext. 282.
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The Collision Repair Education Foundation, founded in 1991, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to securing donations that support philanthropic and collision repair education activities that promote and enhance career opportunities in the industry. For information on how to donate to programs supported by the Education Foundation visit us online at:
www.CollisionEducationFoundation.org.
