2026 Edward and Irv Kovens Scholarship Applications Now Available!
Application requirements are as follows:
- Students must be NBVA Members, employees of NBVA members, immediate family of NBVA members and/or their employees (children or grandchildren only).
- Meet all the requirements for enrollment or continuing enrollment to any of the following higher learning institutions: trade school, junior college, college or university. PLEASE NOTE: Graduate-level education is not eligible for this scholarship.
- Previous scholarship applicants may reapply.
- The scholarship may be awarded for a total of 4 years of education within a six year period.
Awards are made on a competitive basis with consideration being given to scholastic achievement, social/school involvement, character, and promise. The intent of this award is not to dispense charity, but rather to make it possible to encourage students to secure a university, trade school, or college degree. The scholarship will be granted to the successful applicants and announced just after the NBVA annual conference. The recipient(s) will be given their monetary award upon notification of the student’s enrollment by the institution they will be attending. The award amount will depend on the funds generated at the NBVA conference in March 2026. The number of scholarships, the amount of scholarship, and the recipient of scholarship(s) will be determined at the discretion of the NBVA scholarship committee.
Please note that scholarship awards will be sent directly to the recipient, and the check will be made out to the learning institution.