Scholarship Opportunities

McHenry & Kindsvatter Scholarships | $2,500 each

The Michigan Propane Gas Association (MPGA) is offering scholarships in honor of William B. McHenry & Christian H. Kindsvatter, whose passion and untiring energy advanced safety and training programs for the propane industry.

The William B. McHenry & Christian H. Kindsvatter Scholarship Program is for MPGA members, their employees, and their families who are attending or planning to attend any junior college, university, vocational or technical school that will enhance their overall or specific skills to the benefit of the propane industry. 

Each year, the MPGA awards two scholarships up to $2,500 each. The application deadline for the 2025-26 academic year is March 31, 2026.

Click here to download an application.

David W. Lowe Scholarship | $2,000

The MPGA recently announced the creation of a new scholarship, the David W. Lowe Scholarship. “The propane industry has been a significant part of my family and my own life for decades. The industry has been a tremendous blessing to me and my family.  In an effort to return some of those blessings, I have created the David W. Lowe Scholarship,” explained Lowe.

The scholarship will be awarded to young men and women pursuing careers in either the propane industry, a skilled trade (plumber, HVAC, builder) or a career in healthcare in remembrance of his daughter, Brandy Lowe. The scholarship will help pay for community college, vocational education or university expenses.

Those eligible to apply include:

• Members of the MPGA
• Employees of MPGA members
• Customers of MPGA members

Applicants may be pursuing any course of study at two- and four-year colleges or technical, trade, or vocational schools. Students pursuing propane-related careers are especially encouraged to apply.

The Lowe Scholarship will provide a $2,000 award.  The application is available here.

Encourage your employees and your customers to have their eligible children apply.  The application deadline is March 31, 2026.

Promotional Materials

Attention propane marketers! Please help us spread the word by sharing this information with your employees and customers. Consider posting this in a highly visible location in your office, emailing it to your members and customers or placing a copy in each employee’s mailbox. Click here to download the promotional flyer.

NPGA Scholarship Fund

The National Propane Gas Foundation (NPGF) Scholarship Fund was established in 1993 by a committed group of energized volunteers. Its purpose is to foster educational opportunities for the children of National Propane Gas Association (NPGA) or state association member companies along with PERC employee children by offering scholarships to colleges or vocational/technical/trade schools. The fund provides nonrenewable scholarships in the amounts of $1,000 and $2,000. Scholarships are funded from the Scholarship Fund endowment earmarked for that purpose and managed by NPGF. Since 1994, the NPGF Scholarship Fund has awarded more than two million dollars to 1400+ children of NPGA member company employees!

Children of employees of NPGA member companies, state propane associations, or PERC are eligible to apply. Applicants may be pursuing any course of study at two- and four-year colleges or technical, trade, or vocational schools. Students pursuing propane-related careers are especially encouraged to apply. The National Propane Gas Foundation (NPGF) Scholarship application opens annually on December 15 and closes on February 15. Learn more about eligibility, the rules and procedures, and more.

Learn more  about this opportunity including important FAQs, read about previous scholarship recipients, and see a list of the generous donors who make this program possible.  Questions? Contact [email protected].