PHCC Educational Foundation Scholarships

Part of the PHCC Educational Foundation’s mission is help ease the path into the trades for qualified workers who need help getting started. Each year we combine our resources with sponsorships from our industry partners to deliver impactful financial assistance to students pursuing a career in the p-h-c industry.

Contractors, be sure to have your apprentices apply! Even if your company pays for apprenticeship training, a scholarship win will help offset your training costs and build a sense of accomplishment for the apprentice who wins. Please limit applications to a max of four per company and tap your best set of apprentices to send in their applications.

Our scholarship application period runs from January until May 1st, when all submission materials are due. Applications are reviewed by a committee of contractors over the summer and winners are selected in late July. All applicants will be notified of their status in August.

Plumbing and HVAC Apprentices & Trade School Students

College Students Enrolled in Majors Directly Related to the Trades

Applications and all supporting materials will be due May 1, 2026.

To apply, apprentices/technicians working for PHCC members need to:

• Complete the online application form.
• Upload a letter of recommendation from their employer the PHCC contractor business owner or their manager. The PHCC member can use these SAMPLE RECOMMENDATION LETTERS to save time.
• Answer these 5 questions about their background and interests.
• Optional Upload grades and a letter of recommendation from their apprentice program instructor.

Requirements differ for trade school and college applicants please see the video below or the application for details.

Eligibility Requirements

Open to applicants who are legal United States residents (citizens, green card holders, etc.). Applicants must be currently enrolled in or plan to enroll in:

• A PHCC-approved plumbing or HVACR apprentice program or the Foundation’s Fast Track to Service & Repair online courses. Apprentices or technicians must also be working full-time for a licensed plumbing or HVAC contractor who is a member of the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors-National Association. Approved courses of study are plumbing or HVACR installation, service and repair. Check to see if your employer is a member of PHCC here.
• A full-time certificate or degree program at an accredited two-year community college, technical college, or trade school, with a major directly related to the plumbing-heating-cooling (p-h-c) profession. Approved majors are: business management; mechanical CAD design; construction management with a specialty in mechanical construction; and plumbing or HVACR installation, service and repair.
• A full-time undergraduate degree program at an accredited four-year college or university, with a major directly related to the plumbing-heating-cooling (p-h-c) profession. Approved majors are: business management, construction management with a specialization in mechanical construction, and mechanical engineering.
• A maximum of four employees from any one employer may win an award in any given year.

Also open to Canadian citizen apprentices enrolled in a PHCC-approved plumbing or HVACR apprentice program. Canadian applicants must also be working full-time for a licensed plumbing or HVAC contractor who is a member of the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors-National Association. Approved courses of study are plumbing or HVACR installation, service and repair.

Notes:

1. Scholarships awarded through the PHCC Educational Foundation are designed to assist students who plan to major in a field of study directly related to the p-h-c industry. If an applicant plans to pursue a course of study in one of the approved major areas listed above, but the trade school, college, or university uses a different name for their particular program, the applicant should submit official documentation from their school that describes the major and course of study.

2. To be considered a full-time student, applicants must be enrolled in at least 12 semester hours of credit or the minimum number of credits required by the applicant’s institution to qualify for full-time student status, whichever is greater.

3. To be eligible for the PHCC of Massachusetts Auxiliary award, applicants must attend/plan to attend a 4-year college and be be a resident of Massachusetts. The PHCC of Massachusetts Auxiliary scholarship award has no restrictions on course of study.

Additional program rules apply.