SSA Foundation Scholarship Program

The SSA Foundation awards scholarships to deserving employees of national SSA members and their families.   Scholarship awards range from $2,500 to $10,000.  Since its inception the SSAF Scholarship program has awarded over one million dollars to students affiliated with the self storage industry.

To be eligible to apply you must be:

• an employee of a national member of the Self Storage Association or is related to an employee (child, grandchild, spouse).  Must be employed a minimum of one year.
• enrolled part-time (6 credit hours) or full-time (12 credit hours) in an undergraduate program at an accredited postsecondary, 2-year, 4-year or vocational institution.
• have a cumulative grade point average of “C” or a 2.0 GPA on a 4 point scale.
• a citizen of the United States.

Apply NOW for the 2026-2027 Scholarship.

Click here to download the application.

IMPORTANT SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

1.  All prior scholarship winners must re-apply to be considered for the 2026SSAF Scholarship Award.
2.  A valid SSA National Member ID is required.  If you don’t know your ID number, please contact us at SSAFS@selfstorage.org. 
3.  Submit your completed 2026 scholarship application by February 1, 2026 via e-mail to: SSAFS@selfstorage.org.
4.  Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Click here to see the 2025 - 2026 Scholarship Winners.

ATTENTION SSA NATIONAL MEMBER HR STAFF:

SSA is looking to you to share information regarding the SSAF Scholarship with your employees.  As a SSA National Member your staff and their families are eligible to apply. Share with them the most valuable SSA benefit they are not using.

We've created a HR Tool Kit to use to share information with your staff.  Feel free to download any of the items below to spread the word.

HR TOOL KIT

Click the images below to download marketing collateral to share with your staff.

  Click here to download the SSAF Scholarship Flyer

E-mail graphic to share with staff.

Email graphic to share with staff.

Marketing Tips:

• Post Flyer in Employee Breakrooms
• Use banner ad in companywide emails to employees that highlight this great benefit
• Include Flyer in Employee Benefit renewal packets
• Use Flyer in Employee Newsletters
• Link application to all promotional info