National Automotive Parts Association (NAPA) Scholarship 2025

NAPA is proud to partner with SkillsUSA to support the next generation of skilled professionals.  This scholarship is dedicated to students in the transportation repair pathway who demonstrate a commitment to learning, excellence and advancing the future of the industry. 

We recognize the vital role that skilled technicians play in keeping our communities moving.  This scholarship represents NAPA’s unwavering commitment to empowering young talent and shaping the future of our industry. 

SkillsUSA is America's proud champion of the skilled trades. We're a student-led partnership of education and industry that's building the future of the skilled workforce. Representing nearly 400,000 career and technical education students and teachers, SkillsUSA chapters thrive in middle schools, high schools and college/postsecondary institutions nationwide. Our mission is accomplished through the SkillsUSA Framework of Personal Skills, Workplace Skills and Technical Skills Grounded in Academics, which is integrated into classroom curriculum.

To be eligible to apply, applicants must be:

• a registered member of a SkillsUSA chapter

• a high school senior or a current or enrolling college/ postsecondary student expecting a tuition bill or documented direct educational costs for the Fall 2025 academic term (tools, PPE, on-campus or housing bill).

• continuing their education/training in a transportation pathway:

  • Automotive Repair

  • Auto Service Technology

  • Collision Repair

  • Diesel Repair

  • Motorsports Technician

• plan to continue study of transportation trade at the postsecondary level in the 2025-2026 academic year