University of the Aftermarket Foundation Automotive Scholarships
Offered by University of the Aftermarket Foundation
About this scholarship
The University of the Aftermarket Foundation operates a common application that considers students for hundreds of automotive scholarships funded by more than 40 organizations. For the current cycle, applications open September 16, 2026 and close March 31, 2027. The sponsor does not publish one standard award amount because participating donors set their own scholarship values and extra eligibility rules; in 2026, the system awarded 475 scholarships totaling $944,750 after reviewing 1,086 complete applications. Eligible applicants include graduating high-school seniors and full-time students at accredited U.S. colleges or universities, as well as students at ASE-accredited postsecondary automotive, collision, or heavy-duty repair programs. Students must not graduate before December of the award year. There is no general GPA minimum, although specific donor programs may impose one. Priority goes to future automotive, collision, heavy-duty, or agricultural technicians, students planning careers with automotive-aftermarket companies, and candidates from aftermarket families. The common application requires a one-page career-goals essay, at least one reference, a high-school transcript, and a postsecondary transcript for current college students. Applicants may save and update the online form through the deadline. Veterans’ awards are structured to sit on top of, rather than reduce, GI Bill education benefits. The Apply link leads to the sponsor’s application instructions and launch button.
Eligibility
- Be a graduating high-school senior or a full-time student at an accredited U.S. college, university, or qualifying automotive repair school
- Attend an ASE-accredited postsecondary automotive, collision, or heavy-duty program when applying through the technical-school pathway
- Plan to remain enrolled and not graduate before December of the award year
- Demonstrate an interest in an automotive, collision, heavy-duty, agricultural, or automotive-aftermarket career
- Submit a one-page essay about career goals
- Arrange at least one reference and review donor-specific reference requirements
- Submit a high-school transcript and, if already in postsecondary study, a postsecondary transcript
- Complete all common-application and supporting-document requirements by March 31