7/26/2012
SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund Announces 2012 Awards
The SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund was created in 1984 to assist individuals pursuing careers in the automotive specialty-equipment industry by providing financial assistance to help with educational expenses.
The SEMA Memorial
Scholarship Fund has awarded $145,000 to 84 individuals. The awards
include 69 scholarships presented to current students, and 15
loan-forgiveness awards presented to employees of a SEMA-member company.
Scholarships are available to students pursuing careers in a
variety of fields, including accounting, engineering, race-car
driver/crew, administration, information technology, sales/marketing,
advertising, manufacturing, technicians, design/graphics,
photo/journalism and transportation.
Since the program’s establishment in 1984, $1.5 million has gone to
1,000 deserving students. Scholarship awards range from $1,000 to
$2,000, with $4,000 going to the top student. A full-tuition
scholarship, valued at up to $29,400, is awarded to one student
attending Ohio Technical College (OTC).
The SEMA Loan Forgiveness Program helps recent graduates get a
successful start in their automotive aftermarket careers by providing
individuals who are employed by SEMA-member companies with $1,000 awards
toward outstanding student loans.
To view the complete list of this year's scholarship award winners,
click here.
The online application for next year’s awards will be available Dec. 3, 2012, through April 5, 2013.