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4/2/2025 5:00:00 AM Industry News

Funeral Service Foundation Now Accepting Scholarship Applications to CANA’s 107th Cremation Innovation Convention

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Jessica Bursi
Phone: (877) 402-5900
13625 Bishop’s Dr.
Brookfield, WI 53005
jbursi@funeralservicefoundation.org

Funeral Service Foundation Now Accepting Scholarship Applications to CANA’s 107th Cremation Innovation Convention
5 Scholarships available to the annual convention; application closes on May 29

CANA Scholarship in the News! Read about the opportunity to win a scholarship to attend the 107th Cremation Innovation Convention in Phoenix on August 6-8, 2025!

BROOKFIELD, WI—Underscoring its commitment to professional development for funeral service professionals and students, the Funeral Service Foundation is now accepting applications for CANA’s 107th Annual Cremation Innovation Convention.

Thanks to generous donors, the Foundation is honored to offer 5 scholarships to the annual convention, held this year in Phoenix, AZ from August 6-8. Valued at $2,200, each scholarship will cover full convention registration fees, three nights of lodging, and up to $500 in travel reimbursement.

Applications are open as of April 1 to licensed funeral service professionals, morticians, embalmers, crematory operators, cemeterians, and students of funeral service who plan to attend the 2025 CANA Convention.

Application Details: Using a common application format, all scholarship candidates are required to answer four questions in no more than 250 words per question, and submit a brief video, no longer than two minutes. Late applications are not accepted. The deadline for applying is Thursday, May 29 at 11:59 p.m. CT. All applicants will be notified of their status by late June.

CANA Convention Application Link:  https://fsfapply.smapply.org/prog/cana_convention_scholarships

CANA Convention Information Page: https://www.cremationassociation.org/cana25

   

 

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