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Chairman's Welcome
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GAAS Scholarships -- Support the Industry's Future In 2010, 94 students who plan careers in the automotive aftermarket received Global Automotive Aftermarket Scholarships to help get their careers started on the right track. In the fourteen years of the program, more than 1,500 students have received aid totaling more than $1,500,000. Of the 94 scholarships given this year, 8 were awarded to Canadian students. A complete list of 2010 and prior scholarship winners can be found in the alumni section of the website. Applications for 2011 may be made online on this website, from September, 2010 through March 31, 2011.
In addition, GAAS is collaborating with many other automotive aftermarket organizations that also award automotive aftermarket scholarships. In 2010, over 61 additional scholarships were awarded from the Association of Diesel Specialists, several regional automotive wholesaler associations, and others.
Your application will be reviewed by each organization where you meet their qualifications. A full list is on the home page, and there is a page for each organization with details of their eligibility requirements and awards. Please read all of these other organization pages so that you can include information required. You might get multiple awards from one complete application submitted here. Each year a number of students received multiple awards.
A separate application for Canadian students is available from the Automotive Industries Association (AIA) of Canada they can also be contacted via phone at 613-728-5821.The GAAS scholarships are funded through proceeds from the annual Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium and other contributions. Learn more about the Symposium in the “About the Symposium” section of this site. The Symposium’s two-day program brings together numerous industry executives and examines the issues and trends affecting the automotive aftermarket industry and influencing its future. GAAS has become the aftermarket's premier educational conference. The 2011 GAAS Symposium will be held May 18-19, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois.
You may contact me for further information.
Pete Kornafel
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