{"id":61,"date":"2018-07-03T19:02:05","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T19:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awssection.allcovered.io\/pugetsoundolympic\/?page_id=61"},"modified":"2024-01-31T13:56:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T13:56:56","slug":"scholarships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/pugetsoundolympic\/scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"61\" class=\"elementor elementor-61\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9081173 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9081173\" data-element_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-243779a\" data-id=\"243779a\" data-element_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-279b8b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"279b8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scholarships<\/h2>\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-e98cd6c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e98cd6c\" data-element_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-41f9f05\" data-id=\"41f9f05\" data-element_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-00cbc9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00cbc9a\" data-element_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<p><strong>The American Welding Society Foundation awards over $2 million annually for education and training in welding and related fields!<\/strong><\/p><p>Students in the Puget Sound Section may be eligible for the following scholarships:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/sections-www.aws.org\/attach\/AWS_Puget_Sound_Scholarship_App_1-22.pdf\">Puget Sound Scholarship Application<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Who is Eligible?<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Any U.S. Citizen and Washington State Resident.<\/li><li>Applicants shall be enrolled as a student in a Puget Sound AWS Section approved welding related educational or training program.<\/li><li>Applicants must be a high school graduate or possess a GED equivalent.<\/li><li>Applicants shall show a financial need or be enrolled as a full time student with a minimum GPA of 2.8. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The GPA shall be based on a high school GPA less than 3 years old or a college GPA with at least 20 quarter credits or 15 semester credits.<\/span><\/li><li>The school program must be a 1-year or 2-year program located in the State of Washington. 4-year programs must be located in the United States.<\/li><li>The Scholarship program is designated for Technical Arts but Liberal Arts will be considered.<\/li><li>Scholarships shall be awarded depending on the amount of funds available for each program.<\/li><li>Applicants must fill out a scholarship application and provide any documentation requested in the application instructions. Application on any other form will not be considered.<\/li><li>You are not required to be a member of the American Welding Society. In fact, if you are awarded a Scholarship, you will receive a one (1) year full membership to the Society, paid for by the Section.<br \/>You will be required to attend at least one (1) AWS meeting for each quarter awarded.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><u>National, District, and Section Scholarships \u2013 Deadline March 1st for the following fall term<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aws.org\/foundation\/page\/national-scholarships#Sections\"><strong>National Scholarships<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/><\/strong>For students pursuing a specific degree at an accredited two-year or four-year college or university. Scholarships range from $3,000 \u2013 $5,000+.<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aws.org\/foundation\/page\/district-scholarships\"><strong>District Scholarships<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/><\/strong>A minimum of $15,000 is available in each of AWS\u2019s 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><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aws.org\/foundation\/page\/section-named-and-district-named-scholarships\">Section and District Named Scholarships<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Chuck Daily Scholarship<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Jerry Hope Memorial\u00a0 Scholarship<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aws.org\/foundation\/page\/welder-training-scholarship\"><strong>Welder Training Scholarship<\/strong><\/a><br \/>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.\u00a0Each District has a minimum of 25 &#8211; $1,000 scholarships to award. Applications are accepted January-November and selections are made on a rolling basis until the District awards the designated funds for the year.<\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div><h2><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Apply for AWS Foundation Scholarships at\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarship.aws.org\/applications\/\"><strong>scholarship.aws.org<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/h2>\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>Scholarships The American Welding Society Foundation awards over $2 million annually for education and training in welding and related fields! Students in the Puget Sound Section may be eligible for the following scholarships: Puget Sound Scholarship Application Who is Eligible? Any U.S. Citizen and Washington State Resident. Applicants shall be enrolled as a student in&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/pugetsoundolympic\/scholarships\/\"><span>Read More<\/span><i>&#43;<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"jsalgado","author_link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/pugetsoundolympic\/author\/jsalgado\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":null,"rttpg_excerpt":"Scholarships The American Welding Society Foundation awards over $2 million annually for education and training in welding and related fields! Students in the Puget Sound Section may be eligible for the following scholarships: Puget Sound Scholarship Application Who is Eligible? Any U.S. Citizen and Washington State Resident. 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