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The International Marine Electronics Alliance (IMEA), a 501 (c)(3) supporting organization of the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA), is proud to honor the Peter Braffitt Scholarship to NMEA installing dealer and trade member companies. Peter was an industry icon who passed away suddenly in 2022. Peters focus was supporting NMEA dealers and installers, and his scholarship aims to “reduce the risk of investment” in training by a NMEA member company, if the specific employee were to leave the company in the future. Pete’s scholarship also includes travel reimbursement up to $1000 for awardee to travel to an NMEA in person training event.
All applications must be submitted by February 14, 2025. The IMEA Board of Directors will review and award scholarships by March 1, 2025. |
There are 2 different scholarships which allows NMEA dealer and trade member companies to apply a junior employee/new hire with minimal experience, or a senior/long time employee with years of experience.
Basic NMEA Installer scholarship includes 2 free NMEA basic installer training certification classes:
Advanced NMEA Installer scholarship includes 2 free NMEA Advanced installer training certification classes:
The application is specifically for NMEA Dealer and/or Trade members and must be applied for a specific employee within the company.
Basic NMEA Installer scholarship includes 2 free NMEA basic installer training certification classes:
- NMEA Basic Marine Electronics Installer (BMEI)
- Basic NMEA 2000 Installer (BN2K)
- $1000 Travel reimbursement
- FREE 2025 NMEA Conference Registration
Advanced NMEA Installer scholarship includes 2 free NMEA Advanced installer training certification classes:
- NMEA Advanced Marine Electronics Installer (AMEI)
- Advanced NMEA 2000 Installer (AN2K)
- $1000 Travel reimbursement
- FREE 2025 NMEA Conference Registration
The application is specifically for NMEA Dealer and/or Trade members and must be applied for a specific employee within the company.
