Qualified applicants must be a graduating high school senior, or have graduated from high school or received a GED certificate.

Applicants must be enrolled or planning to enroll as a full time student in a 2 or 4 year college or an ASE/NATEF certified post secondary automotive, collision repair, or heavy duty program.

NATEF, the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation, sets standards for automotive education programs, and ASE, National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence, certifies schools that meet the standards. Certified schools are listed at www.natef.org.

Staff members of Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium sponsoring associations, their family members, and former GAAS Scholarship recipients are not eligible.

While anyone may apply, priority is given to students who plan a career in the automotive aftermarket, or who are sons and daughters of families who are in the automotive aftermarket.

Students must completely fill out the scholarship application. All school transcripts including high school and post-secondary (if applicable) must be submitted with the application.

At least one letter of recommendation from a non-family member must be submitted with the application.

A 250-word essay on why the student believes they deserve to be a scholarship recipient must be submitted with the application.

Applications are made on line. Use the Apply On Line button below. Transcripts, reference letters and other documents may be scanned and attached to the on line application or sent to Jennifer Hollar at MEMA by mail, fax, or e-mail at the addresses on the application form. 

More than 20 organizations award scholarships to students who apply on-line here.  Your complete application will automatically be submitted to every organization where you meet their requirements.  Please review each organization's page on this website, as some organizations have additional requirements such as reference letters from one of their members or your automotive teacher 

Canadian applicants, please review application procedures and application for at:

http://www.aiacanada.com/scholarships.cfm