This scholarship program is proud to be a centralized location for scholarships available to students looking to have a career in the automotive aftermarket and commercial vehicle industry. Students are considered for hundreds of scholarship opportunities from over 40 different organizations by filling out just one application.  

Who Qualifies for this Scholarship?

• Full-time students at an accredited U.S. college or university or an ASE/NATEF Certified post-secondary automotive, heavy-duty, or collision repair school
• Graduating high school seniors planning to be full-time students at any of the above
• No GPA requirement
• Students who will not graduate from their college before December

How we Started

In 1996 the Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS) began funding scholarships for students pursuing careers in the automotive aftermarket. The application and reviewing processes went fully online in 2004. Additional donors began awarding their scholarships through the program in 2008. The University of the Aftermarket Foundation (UAF) assumed responsibility for operating the program in 2016. Since the program began more than 5,000 scholarships have been awarded by GAAS, UAF, Women in Auto Care and many additional collaborating organizations.

Scholarship Amount: $10,000 (200 awards)

Application Deadline: March 31, 2026