Standard Motor Products Boosts Scholarships

Standard Motor Products Inc. has pledged its support for continuing automotive aftermarket education, by creating online scholarships for students planning to pursue careers in the automotive aftermarket.

Standard Motor Products Inc. has contributed US$25,000 to fund five US$1,000 Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS) scholarships each year for the next five years. These awards will be named the Standard Motor Products Scholarships.

“We are pleased to support the GAAS scholarship fund with these awards,” says Larry Sills, chairman of the board, Standard Motor Products. “It is truly an investment in our future and the industry’s future.”

Applications are now being accepted online for the 2010 GAAS scholarships, awarded to students planning automotive aftermarket careers. These must be submitted by March 31, 2010.

For more information, please visit www.automotivescholarships.com.