Funeral Service Foundation Now Accepting Scholarship Applications to CANA’s 107th Cremation Innovation Convention
5 Scholarships available to the annual convention; application closes on May 29
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
107 th Annual Cremation Innovation Convention.
Thanks to generous donors, the Foundation is honored to offer 5 scholarships to the annual convention, held this year in Phoenix, AZ from August 6-8. 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 April 1 to licensed funeral service professionals, morticians, embalmers, crematory operators, cemeterians, and students of funeral service who plan to attend the 2025 CANA Convention.
Application Details: Using a common application format, all scholarship candidates are required to
answer four 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 for applying is Thursday, May 29 at 11:59
p.m. CT. All applicants will be notified of their status by late June.
CANA Convention Application Link: https://fsfapply.smapply.org/prog/cana_convention_scholarships
CANA Convention Information Page: https://www.cremationassociation.org/cana25
- Additional Open Foundation Scholarship Applications:
- 2025 Certified Celebrant Training Information & Application Link – closing April 15, 2025: https://fsfapply.smapply.org/prog/certified_celebrant_training_scholarship/
- NFDA National Emerging Leaders Program Page – closing April 15, 2025: https://www.nfda.org/emergingleaders
- NFDMA’s 88th Annual National Convention & Exposition Information & Application Link – closing April 30, 2025: https://fsfapply.smapply.org/prog/nfdma_convention_scholarships
Foundation Scholarship Applications Opening Soon:
2025 NFDA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION & EXPO SCHOLARSHIPS – Applications will open in June 2025.
