The Promotional Products Education Foundation (PPEF) has announced the Brian Haner Scholarship for the 2025-2026 scholarship cycle.

  • It has been created at the Colleague Level, which is a $10,000 donation to fund a $1,250 merit-based scholarship each year over the course of 8 years.


The application deadline for 2025 PPEF scholarships is March 15. For more information on the scholarships and access to the applications, visit ppef.us/college-scholarships.

  • PPEF provides college scholarships to promotional products industry employees and their children to support general studies and industry-related educational goals.
  • Since 1989, the organization has awarded more than $3.6 million to almost 2,000 students.


Honoring Haner’s Legacy

Tom Goos, MAS, president of Image Source, PPAI 100’s No. 47 distributor, and who has twice served on the PPAI Board of Directors, created the scholarship in honor of his late business partner.

  • A 30-year veteran of the promotional products industry, Haner was the founder and former CEO of Image Source.
  • He passed away in April 2024 following an accident that was the result of an unexpected medical emergency.


The teams at Image Source and Reciprocity Road – an alliance of 13 distributors located across the United States and Canada – wanted to honor Haner’s legacy of giving back, according to Goos.

“Brian had a passion for mentoring and growing students and professionals in our industry, so what could be better than creating a legacy of paying it forward by creating the Brian Haner Scholarship with PPEF,” Goos says.

Apply here for the Brian Haner Scholarship.

Brian had a passion for mentoring and growing students and professionals in our industry.”

Tom Goos, MAS

President, Image Source

You Can Create Your Own Named Scholarship

Named scholarships can be created through PPEF as a way to help those associated with promotional products – including the children of promo professionals – reach their potential within this industry or outside of it.

There are three levels of named scholarships available depending on donation size:

  • Associate – $5,000: Provides a named scholarship of $1,250 for four consecutive years. Payable in full.
  • Colleague – $10,000: Provides a named scholarship of $1,250 for eight consecutive years. Payable over two years.
  • Lifelong Friend – $50,000: Endows a perpetual named scholarship of $1,250 per year. Payable over two years.


To learn more about how you can create a named scholarship, please contact the fundraising committee at ppef@ppai.org.