The Awards and Recognition Industry Educational Foundation encourages all eligible students to apply for one of 10 available scholarships offered annually. These scholarships provide financial assistance to students pursuing higher education in any field. Recipients are selected by a scholarship committee. This committee conducts blind reviews of candidate applications, letters of recommendation, and essays.

The scholarships are open to all Awards and Personalization Association member company employees, their children, or their grandchildren.

Applications for 2022 will open in the Fall of 2021

2021 Scholarship Recipients

Cornerstone Scholarships - $1,000 Awarded

George J. Waas Memorial Scholarship
Jackson Humphreys, Soaring Eagle Designs, Hesston, KS

Estelle Funk Memorial Scholarship
Emily Smith, Roy Lown’s Classic Awards & Billiards, El Paso, TX

JDS Industries Scholarship
Amanda Magyarik, Royal Oaks Laser Engraving, Colchester, CT

Owen R. Siegel/RS Owens Memorial Scholarship
Joe Conde, Firepoint Creations, Fishers, IN

Calvin E. Miller Memorial Scholarship
Marin Peterson, IKONICS Corporation, Superior, WI

Chairman Scholarships - $1,000 Awarded

Peter V. Ilaria Memorial Scholarship
Rebecca Wyatt, Highest Honor, Troy, MI

Engraving Concepts—Roy Brewer, CRM, Educational Scholarship
Carly Maxwell, JDS Industries, Dell Rapids, SD

Presidential Scholarships - $500 Awarded

Award Associates Scholarship
Mackenna Voss, Fame Awards, Owatonna, MN

Recognition Roundtable Scholarship 
Justin Flynn Nonnenmacher, Camellia Trophy & Specialties, Mobile, AL

ARIEF Scholarship
Nova Higginbotham, Awards4U, Crawfordville, FL