{"id":127,"date":"2020-02-14T17:10:34","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T17:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awssection.allcovered.io\/acadiana\/?page_id=127"},"modified":"2025-12-08T17:01:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T17:01:07","slug":"scholarships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/acadiana\/scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The American Welding Society Foundation awards over $2.7 million annually for education and training in welding and related fields!<\/strong><\/p>

Students in the Acadiana Section may be eligible for the following scholarships:<\/p>

National, District, and Section Scholarships – Deadline March 1st for the following fall term<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

National Scholarships<\/a>
<\/strong>For students pursuing a specific degree at an accredited two-year or four-year college or university. Scholarships range from $2,500 – $10,000+.
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District Scholarships<\/a>
<\/strong>A minimum of $15,000 is available in each of AWS’s 22 Districts for students pursuing a degree or certificate in a welding or welding-related program. Scholarships typically range from $1,000 to $2,500+.<\/p>

Welder Training Scholarship<\/strong><\/a>
For students seeking welder training in a certificate program less than two years in length through a trade school, community college, or other facility providing welder training. Each District has a minimum of 25 – $1,000 scholarships to award.<\/p>

Applications are accepted January-November and selections are made on a rolling basis until the District awards the designated funds for the year.<\/p>

Section Named Scholarships<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

Charles Lewis, Jr. – Acadiana Section Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>

John Angers – Acadiana Section Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>

Andrew LaFleur – Acadiana Section Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>

District Named Scholarship<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

Atlas Welding Supply Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>

Apply for AWS Foundation Scholarships at scholarship.aws.org<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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