{"id":20,"date":"2018-04-11T18:24:04","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T18:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awssection.allcovered.io\/tri-river\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2025-05-08T17:51:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T17:51:05","slug":"scholarships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/tri-river\/scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The American Welding Society Foundation awards over $2.5 million annually for education and training in welding and related fields!<\/strong><\/p>

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

National, District, and Section Scholarships \u2013 Deadline March 1st for the following fall term<\/u><\/strong><\/p>

\u00a0<\/strong>National Scholarships<\/strong><\/a>
<\/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>

\u00a0<\/strong>District Scholarships<\/strong><\/a>
<\/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>

Section and District Named Scholarships<\/strong><\/a><\/p>

Sky Cylinder Testing Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>

Rick Richardson graduated from the University of Denver, and then spent several months learning how to weld at the Hobart Institute of Welding Technology in Troy, Ohio.\u00a0 After attending welding school, he then went back to work in the family welding supply business.\u00a0 Eventually, he became President of the company and expanded growth into other cities in Indiana and Kentucky.\u00a0 The family business was sold in 1998 to Airgas, and Rick\u2019s passion for the welding industry did not subside.<\/p>

In 1999, Rick founded Sky Cylinder Testing in Evansville, Indiana.\u00a0 The company services the high pressure gas industry with the mission \u2018to ensure gas cylinder safety\u2019.\u00a0 In 2014, Sky Cylinder added an additional plant in Atlanta, Georgia, to service the southeast market.\u00a0 The company now operates in 17 states, and has over 70 employees dedicated to high pressure cylinder safety.<\/p>

This scholarship is available to students living in Indiana or Kentucky, and attending Ivy Tech Community College-Evansville pursuing studies in welding.<\/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.\u00a0Applications are accepted January-November and selections are made on a rolling basis until the District awards the designated funds for the year.<\/p>

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