Applicants to the NEMRA Educational Scholarship Program must meet all of the following criteria at the time of submission of the scholarship application:

• Be age 28 or younger;
• Be a high school senior or high school graduate (or the equivalent), current post-secondary undergraduate or graduate-level student;
• Be enrolled or plans to enroll in full-time undergraduate, graduate or doctoral study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, vocational-technical school or graduate school for the entire upcoming academic year; and
• Provide (2) references. At least one from a current NEMRA member firm (representative or manufacturer). The additional reference may be from an educator or employer. 

Children of employees of NEMRA are ineligible to apply. NEMRA reserves the right to request verification of any information submitted by an applicant. All selected students will be asked to provide both an official transcript and proof of 2025/2026 school enrollment prior to the scholarship being confirmed and awarded. Selected students must provide permission for promotion of their name and scholarship in NEMRA’s media and marketing materials. All decisions are final and not eligible for appeal.