2008 GAAS Scholarship Applications Available Online; Deadline Is March 31

Motor, Nov 2007

Applications are now being accepted online for the 2008 Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS) scholarships, awarded to students planning automotive aftermarket careers. The application process is now entirely electronic through the GAAS scholarship website, www.automo tivescholarships.com. The deadline for applying is Mar. 31, 2008.

The scholarships are available to students in two-year technical college programs and vocational schools, and four-year college programs. To receive a GAAS scholarship, students must be enrolled full-time in a college-level program or a NATEF (National Automotive Technician Educational Foundation) accredited automotive technical program. Graduate and part-time undergraduate programs do not qualify.

With a GAAS scholarship, technician recipients can receive two financial grants-one while in school to assist with tuition and an equivalent grant when they graduate from their program and show proof of postgraduation employment as a technician in the automotive aftermarket for at least six months.

The annual investment to develop future automotive aftermarket industry leaders is funded through proceeds from GAAS. Additional funding comes from R.L. Polk, the Udell Family Charitable Foundation and the University of the Aftermarket Foundation.

Over its 13-year history, GAAS has become the premier industry conference for senior-level aftermarket executives. All of the net proceeds from the event go toward funding industry scholarships. The 2008 event is scheduled for May 20-21 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Chicago. Registration details will be made available at www.globalsymposium.org.