By Nic Ledoux on 2/5/2021
The American Home Furnishings Alliance has extended the application deadline for its 2021 academic scholarships to
Friday, February 26.
The deadline previously was January 31. AHFA’s Solution Partners Scholarship Fund presents up to 12 $2,500 scholarships each year. In extending the deadline this week, the Alliance took into account mail delays, remote learning and other obstacles students have faced related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Students have encountered so many challenges over the 2020-2021 school year. A little extra time to complete the 2021 scholarship application is certainly warranted,” said Mary O’Keeffe, executive director of AHFA’s Solution Partners division.
Eligible scholarship applicants should be 21 years of age or younger and enrolled in or planning to enroll in a four-year college or university, a community college or a vocational or technical school for the 2