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CREF opens 2025 scholarship applications

Applications have a deadline of March 6. Funding is available for high school and college collision students.

Hoffman Estates, Ill.—The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) has launched its 2025 Student Scholarships. Applications have a deadline of March 6. Funding is available for high school and college collision students to support their educational endeavors and help supply the employee pipeline for collision repair facilities around the country. Apply for a 2025 Student Scholarship online at collisionrepaireducationfoundation.org/students-scholarships.

“Helping students pursue a collision education without accruing debt has made a huge impact for thousands of students over the years, contributing to their successful careers and strengthening the industry by providing a well-educated and properly-equipped pipeline of entry-level employees,” said Melissa Marscin, Director of Operations and Impact for the Foundation. “The Foundation is passionate about supporting the next generation of collision repairers, and we are thankful for the industry supporters who have made this possible by continuing to step up and donate to fund these annual scholarships and tool grants.”

CREF’s 2024 Student Scholarships provided 90 students with over $235,000 in financial assistance to empower those students by helping enable them to continue their education and ensure that they are prepared to pursue a successful career in body shops and other facets of the collision repair industry.

Last year’s recipients represented the most diverse group of students to-date, demonstrating a growing interest in this field among young women and other underserved populations and the new perspectives they bring promise to strengthen the industry.

Alicia Davis (Lincoln Technical College; Nashville, TN) received a 2024 “Champion” level scholarship from the Women’s Industry Network through CREF and reports, “This has made a big difference in my life. I’m a single mom of four kids, so student loans and tools are a big financial burden for me. I am eternally grateful!”

Industry members interested in getting involved and supporting the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s efforts to assist high school and college collision repair training programs can Contact CREF to learn about the many ways to get involved. Monetary donations can be made online.

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