{"id":1138,"date":"2026-02-02T15:14:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/columbus\/?p=1138"},"modified":"2026-02-02T15:31:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:31:04","slug":"scholarship-application-deadline-is-march-1-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/columbus\/2026\/02\/02\/scholarship-application-deadline-is-march-1-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarship Application Deadline is March 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1138\" class=\"elementor elementor-1138\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f39d5a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f39d5a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe24cb3\" data-id=\"fe24cb3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8599494 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8599494\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">American Welding Society Scholarships - Application Deadline March 1, 2026<\/h2>\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f83bfa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f83bfa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02bceae\" data-id=\"02bceae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35c64d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35c64d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09e424d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09e424d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d36016a\" data-id=\"d36016a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01ecd49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01ecd49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>There&nbsp;is&nbsp;<strong>$730,000<\/strong> for the 2026-2027 Academic Year to students in the Columbus Section through a combination of offerings from the Columbus Section, District 7, and National Scholarships.&nbsp; Every student should apply \u2013 many awards go to students with less-than-perfect GPAs.<\/p>\n<p>The Columbus Section is offering $12,500 (likely divided among several awards) to students from within our section\u2019s boundaries (<a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/columbus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/columbus-section-in-ohio-border_small0b.png\">22 Ohio counties<\/a>). Additionally, AWS District 7 (regional) scholarships are $17,000 and AWS National scholarships surpass $700,000 (all deadlines March 1.)<\/p>\n<p>Apply for the suite of scholarships via the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scholarship.aws.org\/applications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AWS Scholarship Online Portal<\/a>; the process is simple: register for a free account, complete an academic profile, select from the available scholarships (system only presents scholarships for which the student is eligible), supply any additional information as needed, and finalize the applications.<\/p>\n<p>The Columbus Section&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/columbus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/02\/Columbus_Section_Scholarship_Rules-v1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scholarship Rules<\/a>&nbsp;are straightforward..&nbsp; Additional information regarding District and National Scholarships is available on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aws.org\/About\/Foundation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AWS Foundation website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\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":"<p>American Welding Society Scholarships &#8211; Application Deadline March 1, 2026 There&nbsp;is&nbsp;$730,000 for the 2026-2027 Academic Year to students in the Columbus Section through a combination of offerings from the Columbus Section, District 7, and National Scholarships.&nbsp; Every student should apply \u2013 many awards go to students with less-than-perfect GPAs. 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