The 2024-2025 Scholarship Application is now open!
The Scholarship Process
The scholarship process includes submitting all materials through an online application and completing a phone interview. Once you submit your application and APRO confirms you as a qualified applicant, we will contact you to schedule an interview. Once you complete the interview, we will contact you again if you are selected for a scholarship.
Submitted applications are judged by a third-party independent panel of educators not affiliated with the Foundation’s board of directors, APRO staff, or scholarship applicants. The judges will read, review, and score each submitted application.
Criteria Requirements
To qualify for an APRO Scholarship, applicants must be either a rent-to-own employee or a child of a rent-to-own employee. The applicant’s affiliated rent-to-own company must be a current member of APRO and a current member of each state association to which they apply.
Scholarship recipients are selected based on three key criteria:
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- Financial need
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- Academic merits
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- Charitable/civic/community involvement
Scholarship recipients can expect two payment installments:
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- 1st installment – August 2024
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- 2nd installment – After the recipient submits proof of their Fall GPA (it must be 3.0 or above for universities or 2.5 or above for trade schools) and Spring schedule.
2024 State Association Scholarships
The Arkansas Rental Dealers Association (ARDA) will award two scholarships.
The Colorado Rental Dealers Association (CRDA) will award two scholarships.
The Florida Rental Dealers Association (FRDA) will award three scholarships.
The Georgia Rental Dealers Association (GRDA) will award three scholarships.
The Kansas Rental Dealers Association (KRDA) will award two scholarships.
The Kentucky Rental Dealers Association (KYRDA) will award three scholarships.
The Missouri Rental Dealers Association (MRDA) will award one scholarship.
The Northeast Rental Dealers Association (NERDA) will award three scholarships.
The Oklahoma Rental Dealers Association (OKRDA) will award two scholarships.
The Ohio Rental Dealers Association (ORDA) will award three scholarships.
The Tennessee Rental Dealers Association (TNRDA) will award four scholarships.
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