RPM Foundation’s mission is to ensure that the critical skills necessary to preserve and restore collector automobiles, motorcycles, and boats are not lost by providing internships, apprenticeships, and scholarships for students and organizations committed to hands-on preservation and restoration training.

Be a champion for career and technical education.

Provide a career pathway to the preservation and restoration profession for students who love cars and working with their hands.

Ensure that the knowledge and unique skills required for restoration craftsmen, artisans, and technicians to maintain our country’s valuable car collections are not lost.

HIGH SCHOOL RPM INTERNSHIPS

RPM Foundation offers a turnkey program for communities across North America to engage students who are interested in automotive restoration and technology.

PROFESSIONAL RPM APPRENTICESHIPS

We’re teaming seasoned professionals with new technicians, artisans and craftsmen entering the restoration trade so the specialized skills and knowledge of the past isn’t lost forever.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS

RPM offers a limited-number of scholarships and grants to applicants participating in RPM-sponsored internships or apprenticeships.