TechForce Foundation’s 2023 FutureTechs Rock Awards nomination open
TechForce Foundation’s 5th annual are accepting nominations for the FutureTechs Rock Awards now through 5 p.m. PT, February 10, 2023, at TechForce's site. The award honors aspiring technicians and recognizes students with a promising future in the transportation industry.
Since 2019, TechForce Foundation and its partners have awarded 40 transportation technician students with over $47,000 in prizes through the annual FutureTechs Awards. This year, over $10,000 in scholarships and prizes will be awarded in total, including:
- Each of the 10 Category Winners, as selected by a panel of industry judges, will receive prizes valued at nearly $700, including training materials, supplies, and products from TechForce partners. These include NISSAN, Advance Auto Parts, CRC Industries, Cengage, AutoZone, New Ford Tech, Volvo, WD-40 Company, and Snap-on Industrial.
- The Grand Prize Winner, as chosen by popular vote, will also receive a $1,000 TechForce scholarship and additional prizes valued over $2,000 from partners including NISSAN, Advance Auto Parts, CRC Industries, Cengage, AutoZone, New Ford Tech, WD-40 Company, and Snap-on Industrial.
Students will be considered for one of ten categories depending on their academic focus including Automotive, Aviation, Collision Repair, Diesel On-Road and Off-Road, Marine/Watercraft, Motorcycle/ATV, Motorsports, Restoration, and Welding/CNC.
A panel of industry experts will select one winner from each of the ten categories. The Grand Prize Winner will be selected from the slate of Category Winners via a People’s Choice Public Vote, to be held February 27 - March 3, 2023.