Company to award $50,000 in scholarships to students pursuing careers in the automotive service industry; deadline to apply, May 27
Philadelphia—Pep Boys Auto Service & Tires has announces the opening of its application submission process for the 2022-2023 Find Your Drive Scholarship Program. The program will award two $10,000 and six $5,000 scholarships to assist automotive technicians of tomorrow with educational expenses for the upcoming school year. Funding for the scholarships is granted by Pep Boys, which has 1,000 company-owned locations in 35 states and Puerto Rico. All applications will be reviewed by a Pep Boys Scholarship committee and are being accepted now through May 27.
All scholarship recipients will be eligible for preferred placement in the Pep Boys apprenticeship program and/or a full-time automotive tech position upon graduation. Scholarship applicants must submit an application, academic records, a letter of recommendation, and a video and or written essay expressing “Why I want to be a top technician.”
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that there will be nearly 69,000 job openings for automotive service technicians and mechanics each year, on average, over the decade. For more information on Pep Boys, visit www.careers.pepboys.com.
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