Deadline Near for I-CAR Education Foundation 2009 Grants - BodyShop Business

Deadline Near for I-CAR Education Foundation 2009 Grants

All applications for the I-CAR Education Foundation’s 2009 grant opportunities are due by April 15. The grant categories include opportunities to help career and technical school and college collision repair programs, school collision instructors, and students pursuing a career in the collision industry.

The scholarships are funded by the I-CAR Education Foundation’s Collision Repair Education Campaign.

The scholarship opportunities available this spring include:

• I-CAR Education Foundation School Curriculum Grant
• I-CAR Education Foundation Instructor Qualification Workshop (IQW) Grant
• I-CAR Education Foundation Student Scholarship
• I-CAR Education Foundation School Maintenance Grant
• The Lon Baudoux Legacy Scholarship

All grant applications are available to download at www.ed foundation.org. The applicant criteria are included within each application. Winners will be chosen in May 2009 and notified by mail and phone.

For more information, call the foundation at (888) 722-3787 ext. 282 or visit www.ed-foundation.org.

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