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Thank you for your interest in Ford Auto Tech Scholarship! The application period for the year 2023 has come to a close.
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Ford Auto Tech Scholarship
Ford Fund is teaming up with Ford Dealers to welcome the next generation of auto technicians by awarding $5,000 ($2,500 per semester) tuition scholarships to financially-struggling students pursuing careers in auto and auto/diesel technology. This need-based scholarship is applied to a student’s school tuition account and may be used for all cost of attendance, including tuition, tools, living expenses and transportation.
How to Apply
Don't skip these steps!
1. Create your profile in TechForce.
2. Once inside, pick your post-secondary tech school or, if not on the list, select Other.
3. To apply, first complete the General Application, and next, complete the Apply To the Ford Fund AutoTech Scholarship questions.
The entire application process should take 20 min max.
Eligibility
Any individual (high school graduates, career-changing adults, veterans, reskill, etc.) pursuing a degree or certificate in automotive technology (including diesel) in the greater Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, and Phoenix shown in the map. Students must demonstrate financial need to apply.
See the full list of schools:
| Eligible Schools | State |
| Bevill State Community College | Alabama |
| Calhoun Community College | Alabama |
| Gadsden State Community College | Alabama |
| JF Drake State Community College | Alabama |
| Lawson State Community College | Alabama |
| Lurleen B. Wallace Community College | Alabama |
| Northwest-Shoals Community College | Alabama |
| Shelton State Community College | Alabama |
| Southern Union State Community College | Alabama |
| Trenholm State Community College | Alabama |
| Wallace Community College – Dothan | Alabama |
| Wallace State Community College | Alabama |
| Albany Technical College | Georgia |
| Athens Technical College | Georgia |
| Atlanta Technical College | Georgia |
| Augusta Technical College | Georgia |
| Central Georgia Technical College | Georgia |
| Chattahoochee Technical College | Georgia |
| Coastal Pines Technical College | Georgia |
| Columbus Technical College | Georgia |
| Georgia Northwestern Technical College | Georgia |
| Georgia Piedmont Technical College | Georgia |
| Gwinnett Technical College | Georgia |
| Lanier Technical College | Georgia |
| North Georgia Technical College | Georgia |
| Oconee Fall Line Technical College | Georgia |
| Ogeechee Technical College | Georgia |
| Savannah Technical College | Georgia |
| South Georgia Technical College | Georgia |
| Southeastern Technical College | Georgia |
| Southern Crescent Technical College | Georgia |
| Southern Regional Technical College | Georgia |
| UEI College – Morrow | Georgia |
| West Georgia Technical College | Georgia |
| Wiregrass Technical College | Georgia |
| TCAT Athens | Tennessee |
| TCAT Chattanooga – Chattanooga State | Tennessee |
| TCAT Crossville | Tennessee |
| TCAT Harriman | Tennessee |
| TCAT Jacksboro | Tennessee |
| TCAT Knoxville | Tennessee |
| TCAT Morristown | Tennessee |
| TCAT Oneida | Tennessee |
| Eligible Schools | State |
| Carl Sandburg College | Illinois |
| College of DuPage | Illinois |
| College of Lake County | Illinois |
| Illinois Central College- East Peoria Campus | Illinois |
| Joliet Junior College | Illinois |
| Kankakee Community College | Illinois |
| Lincoln Land Community College | Illinois |
| Lincoln Tech: Melrose Park | Illinois |
| McHenry County College | Illinois |
| Moraine Valley Community College | Illinois |
| Morton Community College | Illinois |
| Parkland Community College | Illinois |
| Triton College | Illinois |
| UTI Lisle | Illinois |
| Waubonsee Community College | Illinois |
| Ivy Tech – Lake County | Indiana |
| Des Moines Area Community College | Iowa |
| Hawkeye Community College | Iowa |
| Kirkwood Community College | Iowa |
| Northeast Iowa Community College | Iowa |
| Eligible Schools | State |
| Collin College | Texas |
| Dallas College – Brookhaven | Texas |
| Dallas College – Cedar Valley Campus | Texas |
| Dallas College – Eastfield College | Texas |
| Lincoln College of Technology – Grand Prairie | Texas |
| Tarrant County College | Texas |
| Trinity Valley Community College | Texas |
| UTI Dallas/Fort Worth | Texas |
| Weatherford College | Texas |
| Eligible Schools | State |
| Arizona Automotive Institute | Arizona |
| Cochise College | Arizona |
| Coconino Community College | Arizona |
| GateWay Community College | Arizona |
| Glendale Community College | Arizona |
| Mesa Community College | Arizona |
| Northland Pioneer College | Arizona |
| Pima Community College | Arizona |
| Rio Salado College | Arizona |
| UEI College – Mesa | Arizona |
| UTI Avondale | Arizona |
| Yavapai College | Arizona |
| Advanced Training Institute | Nevada |
| College of Southern Nevada | Nevada |
Who can Apply:
- Be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident or approved DACA status
- Be an enrolled future student -or- an active, current automotive or auto/diesel student at a post-secondary Institution in good standing
- Have a completed and approved FAFSA with an EFC under 30000 on file at campus. DACA students will have financial need verified by campus.