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

2020 Scholarship Recipients

Cornerstone Scholarships - $1,500 Awarded

George J. Waas Memorial Scholarship
Jordan Wilson, Awards4U, Tallahassee, FL

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
Mackenna Voss, Fame Awards, Owatonna, MN

Calvin E. Miller Memorial Scholarship
Abigail Reames, Richard Reames Trophy, Metairie, LA

Chairman Scholarships - $1,500 Awarded

Peter V. Ilaria Memorial Scholarship
Jacob Rocklin, The Gavel Co., Chicago, IL

Engraving Concepts—Roy Brewer, CRM, Educational Scholarship
Kathryn Dehn, Zona’s Engraved Creations, Topeka, KS

Presidential Scholarships - $750 Awarded

Award Associates Scholarship
Jessica Lamers, Personalized Awards, Mequon, WI

Recognition Roundtable Scholarship 
Dominic Jones, IKONICS Imaging, Duluth, MN

ARIEF Scholarship
Austin White, Gold Medal Awards, Barker Hill, IN