Scholarship Program
The 2025 NAFA Scholarship program is closed, however you can submit an application for the 2026 cycle (will be awarded September, 2026. Click the button below to complete a Scholarship Application.
Each year NAFA awards five (5) academic scholarships that honor students who demonstrate outstanding personal and academic characteristics. The scholarship program is supported by the NAFA Foundation. In 2023 the NAFA Foundation Board voted to increase the scholarship amount from $1,000 to $2,500 and the recipients from three to five. Applications can be submitted at any time; the deadline for 2025 applications is September 1.
Eligibility
The scholarship competition is open only to the immediate family of NAFA Distributors, Manufacturers, Supplemental and Service Provider members in good standing, or family members of employees of NAFA member firms. Grandchildren of NAFA members are also eligible to compete.
Requirements
- Minimum ACT score of 22/SAT score of 900
- Rank in the top 35% of your high school graduating class.
- For transfer or current college students, have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale
Process
All applicants must submit their academic information, a 1-2 page typewritten essay addressing work experience, career objective, leisure interests and activities, as well as two letters of recommendation. All applications are evaluated anonymously by the NAFA Foundation Board, and winners of the scholarship are announced at the Annual Convention. The application deadline is August 1 of each year.
Support
The NAFA Foundation Scholarship is funded by the NAFA Annual Convention’s golf tournament and generous NAFA members.
Learn more about the Foundation.
Past Recipients
2025
Emma Aycoth
Major: Nursing
Daughter of Benny Aycoth, CAFS, NCT, Tex-Air Filters,
Sophie Bevins
Major: Architectural Engineering with Minor in Architecture
Daughter of Randy Brannen, CAFS, NCT II, Custom Filters Direct
Jawad Makki
Major: Engineering Physics
Son of Kiimberlee Kepper, CAFS, BGE Indoor Air Quality Solutions Ltd.
Casey Sullivan
Major: Forensic Science and Law
Daughter of Ronald Sullivan, CAFS, Filtech Inc.
Tuesday Taylor
Major: Chemical Engineering
Daughter of Richard Taylor, FG Air
2024
Avery Allmer
Shannon Allmer, CAFS, NCT, The Filter Man, LLC
Nicholas Grafe
Tim Grafe, Rensa Filtration
Caroline Lake
Leo Lake, CAFS, Filter Sales & Service, Inc.
Colleen Summer
Kristin Summer, CAFS, DualDraw, LLC
Alayna Veeck
Alan C. Veeck, CAFS, NCT II, MVA, Inc.
2023
Kendall Gentry
Jeff Gentry, CAFS, Fibrix Filtration
Grace Harriman
Mike Harriman, Aeolus Filter Corporation
Emily Sparks
Amber Sparks, CAFS, NCT, BFC Solutions/Pure Air Sales
2022
Ella Dankanics
Chuck Dankanics, Aero Filter, Inc.
Nicole Quiram
Dan Quiram, Carpenter Company
Ella Wittman
Nathan Wittman, CAFS, NCT, Filter Technology Company, Inc.
2021
Alison Zaker
Christopher Zaker, Filter Technology
Ryan Quiram
Dan Quiram, Carpenter Company
Aidan Dankanics
Chuck Dankanics, Aero Filter, Inc.
2020
Cassidy Zaker
Chris Zaker, Filter Technology
Emma Harriman
Mike Harriman, Aeolus Filter Corporation
Riley Gray
Micah Gray, Air-Tek of Tuscaloosa
2019
Andria Diduck
Anne Diduck, BGE Indoor Air Quality Solutions Ltd.
Kayla Harding
Shannon Kerns, Fiber Bond Corporation
2018
Robert Wenger
Robert Wilson, BWG Filtration, Inc.
Alexis Fintland
John Fintland, Advanced Filtration Concepts, Inc.
Kelsey Brown
Joe and Tammy Brown, Filter Service of St. Louis
2017
Danielle Rossi
George Rossi, General Aire Systems
Tyler Oakley
Angela Oakley, PFP, LLC