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NPGF Scholarship Application is Now Open

Apply Today!

he National Propane Gas Foundation scholar-
ship program application opened on Friday,
December 14th. Children of employees of
TNPGA member companies, state propane
associations, or PERC are eligible to apply. Eligible
applicants may be pursuing any course of study at
two- and four-year colleges or technical, trade, or vo-
cational schools. Students pursuing propane-related
careers especially are encouraged to apply. Continue
reading for additional eligibility information.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply, students must be:
• The child (biological, step, adopted, or under
legal guardianship) of a full-time employee at a
National Propane Gas Association (NPGA), state How are applicants selected?
association member company or the Propane The criteria for selecting scholarship recipi-
Education & Research Council (PERC). Grand- ents include financial need, academic merit, activi-
children or other relatives are not eligible. The ties, and responses to essay questions. NPGA encour-
parent’s work must be directly involved in the ages applicants to provide thoughtful, high quality
production, transportation, marketing, or distri- responses, with correct spelling and proper grammar.
bution of propane; supplying goods or services to The application is designed to capture any additional
NPGA member companies; or supplying propane criteria designated by the donor(s) and you will be
appliances to propane consumers. considered for all scholarships for which you are eligi-
• A high school senior or an undergraduate student ble (employer-based, state-based, at large, technical).
with a grade point average of at least 2.6 on a 4.0 Incomplete and ineligible applications are withdrawn
scale (or equivalent). from consideration.
• A full-time student in the upcoming school year in
an undergraduate degree program at an accred- Apply Now
ited college or university or enrolled in a certif- NPGA encourages students to read the FAQs
icate or one- or two-year degree program at an before proceeding. To read the FAQs, click here.
accredited vocational, technical or trade school. Applications should be submitted using the NPGF
Applicants may be pursuing any course of study; Scholarship Application Portal. Applications are being
students pursuing a propane-related field (Com- accepted now. The deadline to apply is February
mercial Truck Driver; Electrician; Gas Fitter; HVAC 15th. Click here to apply.
Technician; Pipe Fitter; Plumber) are especially Questions?
encouraged to apply. Click here to learn more about this opportu-
• Unmarried and under the age of 24 at the appli- nity on NPGA’s website including important FAQs. Still
cation deadline.
have questions? Contact NPGA Scholarship Program
Manager Maril Olson via email molson@npga.org.■
How many scholarships are awarded?
NPGF awards more than 100 non-renew-
able $1,000 and $2,000 scholarships every year to
students attending an accredited college, university,
vocational, technical, or trade school on a full-time
basis. Since 1994, over two million dollars has been
awarded to eligible students.

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