Autozone, a national retailer of car parts and accessories, awards $3000 scholarships (as of 2011) to high school students entering college who are employees or dependents of mechanics employed by the company.
Each year, the grant is awarded to 15 high school graduates will receive a one-time, $3,000 AutoZone Scholarship. To be eligible, students must demonstrate a year of service and are judged on academic achievement, leadership, school activity and community service. Reward recipients themselves are not required to enter into an automotive college to be eligible.
The association of Diesel Specialists has been awarding scholarships for automotive students since 1995. The scholarships seek to recruit new students into diesel training programs at institutions participating in the association's "TechSmart" program. Twenty-five scholarships are offered each year, twenty of which are available to first-year students and the remainder to second-year students. To be eligible for this scholarship you must be enrolled as a first or second year student at a TechSmart member school, submit an application and transcripts of prior education experience and be sponsored by a TechSmart member instructor or a current Association of Diesel Specialists member.
The Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium is a two-day conference that brings together automotive industry experts. Together, experts in the industry created the GAAS scholarship as a joint professional education effort aimed at supporting young people entering the profession. In 2010, a total of 136 students were awarded 155 scholarships by the GAAS scholarship fund and scholarships ranged from $250 to $3,000, totaling $158,000. To be eligible, students must be enrolled full-time in a college-level program or in an ASE/National Automotive Technician Education Foundation certified automotive technical program. The application process must be completed online at AutomotiveScholarships.com.
The Northwest Automotive Trades Association is a professional organization committed to nurturing and growing resources available to the automotive industry in Oregon and surrounding areas. NATA established the Northwest Education Automotive Training scholarship to bolster awareness of career opportunities in the automotive industry. The award is funded through businesses and educators.
Each spring, NATA awards at least one individual a minimum of $500 and the amount varies from year to year. To be eligible, applicants must be high school or equivalent graduates enrolling in an automotive certificate program not affiliated with an automotive manufacturer at a community college within Oregon or Southwest Washington.
Applicants should submit a copy of their unofficial transcript along with the application. A link to the full application is provided in Resources.
The Automotive Women's Alliance Foundation is a professional organization dedicated to the advancement of women in the automotive industry globally. Scholarships are a key part of the AWAF's mission as they are used to support and grow the number of women in the industry.
AWAF awards scholarship amounts of $2500 to young women across the country, pursuing a variety of degrees at colleges and universities. To be eligible, young women must be citizens of North America, accepted into a college, maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 and have aspirations in the automotive industry.
To apply, complete an application available at the AWAF website (link in Resources).