CFD Scholarship Application
This Fund supports the CFD Scholarship awarded by the AIFD Foundation:
Tom Powell AIFD Endowed Fund
PFDE PREPARATORY CLASSES
To increase the value of this Scholarship, these AIFD Education Partners will provide a complimentary Registration for the PFDE Preparatory Class:
Benz School of Floral Design
Floral Design Institute
Floriology Institute
TSFA School of Floral Design
Yola Guz AIFD School of Floral Design
APPLICATION ELIGIBILITY
A Certified Floral Designer, with the CFD designation and current CFD dues paid, who is pursuing membership in AIFD and is interested in attending an AIFD Education Partner PFDE Preparatory Class, is eligible.
The applicant must complete the PFDE Preparatory Class prior to entering the PFDE process during the 2026 AIFD Symposium in Orlando, Florida.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
The applicant must complete and submit this online application.
The applicant may review and update the application prior to submission.
The applicant is required to provide the following supporting documents:
-Recent photograph
-Three professional letters of recommendation
FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS
The applicant is required to email the following documents to aifdoundation@gmail.com:
For Those Employed Inside the United States
Your and your spouse/partner's most recent W-2 and/or 1099
For Those Employed Outside the United States
An official statement of your and your spouse/partner's most recent income.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
All applications must be received on or before October 15, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern.
CONFIDENTIAL
The application information remains confidential.
NON-TRANSFERABLE
This scholarship is non-transferable.
aifdfoundation@gmail.com
(713)-834-7779