Scholarship Foundation Awards $176K in Educational Assistance to Aspiring HVACR Technicians

The Clifford H. “Ted” Rees, Jr. Scholarship Foundation, a charitable foundation of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute, has announced scholarship awards totaling $176,000 to 90 students, including two military veterans and 10 SkillsUSA awardees, studying to become technicians in the HVACR and water heating industry.

“The foundation is pleased to award scholarships to these qualified and dedicated students,” said AHRI President and CEO Stephen Yurek. “The HVACR industry offers good-paying, stable jobs that cannot be outsourced. There isn’t a better time for these aspiring technicians to join us.”

Since its founding in 2003, the Rees Scholarship Foundation has awarded more than $1.1 million in scholarships to more than 700 deserving students enrolled in HVACR programs at accredited institutions. Scholarship recipients also received a free Ready-to-Work test through a partnership with North American Technician Excellence. To see a full list of this year’s scholarship recipients, click here.