SCHOLARSHIP NAME
Hourglass Tools of the Trade: $2,000 (two separate scholarships will be awarded)
Sponsored by The Hourglass Foundation
ELIGIBILITY
Age Criteria: Applicant must be between 16 and 28 years of age as of January 2026.
Must be a U.S. high school senior, high school graduate or an individual with a GED certificate who is continuing their education at either a trade school or community college program. Area of study must be in Automotive Repair or Automotive Technology, Engineering Tech or Skilled Trade Programs (HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, Construction). Consideration will be based on financial need, academic achievement, and community service record/extracurricular activities.
REQUIREMENTS
ESSAY & VIDEO GUIDELINES
ESSAY (400-500 words): How would you benefit from being the recipient of the scholarship you are applying for and why is this scholarship important to you? Be sure to include your area of study. We’d also love to hear about your educational goals and career aspirations.
VIDEO (1-2 minutes): Include your name, area of study, college name or trades program name. Speak to why you have chosen your field of study, how and/or why you decided this is the career path are pursuing, and what you would like to accomplish upon graduating from your program. Feel free to add any other information you feel is relevant, including any mentors that helped guide you, personal experiences or roadblocks, achievements you are proud of, etc.
AMOUNT
$4,000 will be awarded for tools. Most community colleges have a discount with Snap-On Tools. This will make the scholarship go even further!
OTHER SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS
If you are chosen as the recipient, we will work with your college, and your program director on the procedure for ordering tools with your scholarship.
APPLICATION PERIOD
OPENS: January 10, 2025 **CLOSES: March 15, 2025
Award announcements will be made by April 15, 2025.
**The Closed Date is the date after which applications will no longer be accepted. If applying by mail The Hourglass Foundation will use the postmarked date to determine mailed entries. Please submit applications by March 15, 2025. If you are mailing your application please send to:
The Hourglass Foundation
4541 S. Navajo Street
Englewood, CO 80110
Attn: Kim Davidson – kdavidson@thehourglassfoundation.org
If submitting via the online scholarship application, please go here:
Click here to submit your application online. You can save your application in progress and come back later to continue working on it, if you don’t finish it all in one visit.