$2,500 Scholarships Available Through MPGA!

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, their customers 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 up to two scholarships for $2,500 each. The application deadline for the 2024-25 academic year is March 21, 2025.

Click here to download the application.


Promotional Materials

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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.

The National Propane Gas Foundation Scholarship Fund (NPGF/SF) will kick off the 2025 scholarship program on December 15, 2024. 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.

Every year, the NPGF/SF awards $1,000 and $2,000 scholarships to 100+ students. Since 1994, the NPGF Scholarship Fund has awarded more than two million dollars to 1400+ children of NPGA member company employees!

Learn more about this opportunity including important FAQs, read about the 2024 scholarship recipients, and see a list of the generous donors who make this program possible. Questions? Contact [email protected].