Connex Foundation Scholarship

The purpose of the Connex Foundation Scholarship is to assist individuals who are exploring the study of skilled trades or multi-site facility management with the end goal of advancing their career in this field. The scholarship serves to promote the multi-site facilities industry by attracting high school, college-level, career transitioning, adult re-entry, and veteran students into the field of study and encouraging their pursuit with financial support.

2026 Scholarships

The Connex Foundation will award scholarships up to $5,000 each in 2026 to individuals pursuing a career in the skilled trades (example: electrical, plumbing, welding, HVAC, carpentry), construction and/or facility management industry. The scholarships will be awarded to deserving Canadian individuals and deserving U.S. individuals.

The deadline to submit an application for next year’s consideration is February 15, 2026.

Scholarship Criteria

• Be a United States or Canadian citizen or permanent legal resident
• At a minimum, a graduating high school senior or equivalent (GED)
• Plan to enroll as a full-time student
• Have a cumulative unweighted GPA of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent Canadian grade-point scale)
• Have a history of active involvement in extra-curricular activities, community service, or work experience

Rules for Applying

You must agree to the following terms to apply:

1. This application must be completed by you (the applicant). Parents, guardians, counselors, teachers or others can only provide information and review the application. If the application is found to have been completed by someone other than you, it will be disqualified.

2. You are not, to your knowledge, related as a spouse, child, step-child, grandchild or step-grandchild to any individual who is currently employed by Connex Foundation, serving on the Connex Foundation Scholars Committee or sitting on the Connex Foundation Board of Directors.

3. The data you have provided in your application will be shared with and evaluated by several volunteers and staff members. All contact information is hidden from volunteers, though other identifying information, including your name, will be visible. Volunteers are instructed to keep all student information confidential and shall only discuss applicants with their fellow committee members.

4. The information provided in this application and any materials that you provide (transcripts, etc.) should be, to the best of your knowledge, true and correct. You must not knowingly withhold or misrepresent any information related to this application.

5. Your application and all additional materials must be submitted by the deadline of 11:59PM CT, Sunday, February 15, 2026.

6. Award decisions and notifications are made on a rolling basis. Students will be notified of the result of their application by approximately, May 15, 2026.

7. Any scholarship award funds are remitted to the financial aid department of the educational institution in which you are enrolled.  Funds will be deposited in your account with your educational institution and will be applied against any tuition, room and board, books, fees and/or other related educational expenses. This will be outlined in your award notification.

8. Connex Foundation reserves the right to adjust or cancel scholarship awards at any time on a situational basis.

9. Communication between you (the applicant) and the Connex Foundation will be primarily through email. You must send any email address updates to foundation@connexfm.com and you must monitor your spam, junk or quarantine folders for emails from foundation@connexfm.com or crichmond@connexfm.com.