Funeral Service Foundation Now Accepting Scholarship Applications to CANA’s 106th Cremation Innovation Convention

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Funeral Service Foundation Now Accepting Scholarship Applications to CANA’s 106th Cremation Innovation Convention

Five Scholarships available to annual convention; application closes on June 12

Brookfield, Wis. – Underscoring its commitment to professional development for funeral service professionals and students, the Funeral Service Foundation is now accepting applications for CANA’s 106th Cremation Innovation Convention.

Thanks to generous donors, the Foundation is honored to offer 5 scholarships to the annual convention, held this year in Chicago, IL from September 11-13. Valued at $2,200, each scholarship will cover full convention registration fees, three nights of lodging, and up to $500 in travel reimbursement.

Applications are open as of May 1 to licensed funeral directors, morticians, embalmers, and students of funeral service who are enrolled and actively taking coursework in ABFSE- or Canadian-accredited funeral service, as well as crematory operators and cemeterians.

Application Details: Using a common application format, all scholarship candidates are required to answer five questions in no more than 250 words per question, and submit a brief video, no longer than two minutes. Late applications are not accepted. The deadline to apply is Thursday, June 12 at 11:59 p.m. CDT. All applicants will be notified of their status by early July.

Application Link: https://fsfapply.smapply.org/prog/cana_convention_scholarships

CANA’s 106th Cremation Innovation Convention: https://www.cremationassociation.org/CANA24

Applications opening soon:

  • 2024 NFDMA ANNUAL CONVENTION – Applications will open soon.
  • 2024 NFDA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION & EXPO SCHOLARSHIPS – Applications will open on June 3, 2024 and close on July 24, 2024.