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Scholarships

The South Carolina Automobile Dealers Association and its Board of Directors are pleased to award scholarships to deserving students pursuing an education and career in automotive technology. Since 2014, SCADA has awarded 125 scholarships totaling $365,000 to outstanding students throughout the state of South Carolina.

If you are an aspiring Automotive Technology student and would like to apply for the SCADA Scholarship for Auto Excellence, you must:

  • be a resident of South Carolina with plans to attend a college or technical school in the Fall of the application year,
  • be seeking enrollment in an Automotive Technology degree program,
  • and complete the electronic application no later than the June 5th deadline for the upcoming application year. Please note that it is the responsibility of the applicants to ensure that transcripts and the recommendation letter provided in the application process are received by the SCADA office by the deadline date. 
The application for the 2026-2027 SCADA Scholarship for Automotive Excellence is closed.
Check back in March 2027 for next year’s link!

 

Congratulations to our 2026-2027 recipients! 

 

Previous Recipients

THE APPLICATION FOR THE 2026-2027 SCHOLARSHIP YEAR IS CLOSED.

Congrats to our current and previous scholarship recipients. We wish you the best in your training days ahead and look forward to seeing you become part of the automotive family!

The South Carolina Automobile Dealers Association and its Board of Directors are pleased to award scholarships to deserving students pursuing an education and career in automotive technology. Since 2014, SCADA has awarded 125 scholarships totaling $365,000 to outstanding students throughout the state of South Carolina.

If you are an aspiring Automotive Technology student and would like to apply for the SCADA Scholarship for Auto Excellence, you must:

  • be a resident of South Carolina with plans to attend a college or technical school in the Fall of the application year,
  • be seeking enrollment in an Automotive Technology degree program,
  • and complete the electronic application no later than the June 5th deadline for the upcoming application year. Please note that it is the responsibility of the applicants to ensure that transcripts and the recommendation letter provided in the application process are received by the SCADA office by the deadline date.
The application for the 2026-2027 SCADA Scholarship for Automotive Excellence is closed.
Check back in March 2027 for next year’s link!

Congratulations to our 2026-2027 recipients! 

Previous Recipients

THE APPLICATION FOR THE 2026-2027 SCHOLARSHIP YEAR IS CLOSED.

Congrats to our current and previous scholarship recipients. We wish you the best in your training days ahead and look forward to seeing you become part of the automotive family!