The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) 2020 grant and scholarship application period is now open to high school and post-secondary collision students who will be attending career and technical schools and colleges in the fall. The Foundation and its supporters offer over $150,000 in student scholarships and grants annually. Application information for CREF grants and […]
WIN Collision Repair Scholarship Program Application Deadline January 31
The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) announced that applications for its WIN Scholarship Program will be accepted through January 31. WIN is committed to financially supporting females who demonstrate their desire to excel in the field of collision repair by offering scholarships to provide tuition assistance, educational opportunities and enrichment events to qualified applicants. More information […]
CARSTAR Colorado Business Group Sponsors Technical School
The CARSTAR Colorado Business Group announced a new partnership with Aims Community College, Automotive & Technology Center in Greeley, Colo. Aims Community College currently has 75 students enrolled in the Collision Repair and Refinishing program, where they offer morning, afternoon and evening classes. The CARSTAR Colorado Business Group is providing two scholarships each year for […]
AASP/NJ’s 15th Annual Lou Scoras Golf Outing Raises Funds for Collision Repair Scholarships
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) held another successful golf outing on Monday, September 16, bringing close to 100 members of the automotive community together at the Colonia Country Club. The 15th Annual AASP/NJ Lou Scoras Golf Outing once again paid tribute to the memory of the former board member for […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation and PPG Celebrate Over $700,000 Raised to Support Collision Schools and Students in Past Ten Years
2020 fundraiser scheduled for July 21 in Philadelphia, Pa. The annual Collision Repair Education Foundation industry fundraiser celebrated its 10 year anniversary of the automotive refinish business unit of PPG co-hosting the event. The event has raised over $700,000 since 2009 to support scholarships and grants for collision schools and students. The 2019 event included […]
Sherwin-Williams and Larsen Motorsports Support Collision Repair Scholarship Program
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes has partnered with Larsen Motorsports (LMS) to establish a scholarship program that addresses the talent shortage facing the collision repair industry. With the newly established Blazing Trails Scholarship Fund, Blazing Trails, a 501(c)3 non-profit, will add a specific focus on automotive service and collision repair programs at the postsecondary level to its […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation Names Sulkala Family Scholarship Recipient
The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced the recipient of the Sulkala Family Scholarship. The Sulkala Family scholarship program honors NABC Founder and longtime executive director Chuck Sulkala who retired last year. Sulkala is also a Trustee Emeriti of the Foundation. The 2019 Sulkala Family Scholarship recipient, Joseph Silbaugh, Dunwoody College of Technology, Minneapolis, Minn., will […]
CARSTAR Provides 20 Scholarships to Collision Repair Students
CARSTAR is supporting the next generation of collision repair professionals with a national scholarship program in conjunction with the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF). In 2019, CARSTAR held a scholarship program to award 20 deserving post-secondary collision repair students with $1,000 scholarships to help support their education. Some 192 students applied for the scholarships, with […]
mikeroweWORKS Foundation Provides Travel Scholarships for SkillsUSA Students
The mikeroweWORKS Foundation has contributed $50,000 to a SkillsUSA scholarship fund for 88 students about to compete at annual SkillsUSA Championships taking place this June 25-27 in Louisville, Ky. This contribution was matched by the Charles Koch Foundation and by Koch Industries to total $100,000 in travel scholarships for SkillsUSA students. This is the ninth […]
TechForce Foundation and Collision Repair Education Foundation Announce Scholarships
The TechForce Foundation and the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) awarded three collision repair students with scholarships funded through a TechForce Foundation FutureTech Success Grant. Winners were selected from a pool of students who demonstrated a passion for learning and an affinity for the collision repair industry based on their participation in the scholarship’s selection […]