National Scholarships

National Scholarships

Purpose
National Scholarships are for students pursuing a specific degree at an accredited two-year or four-year college or university.

Eligibility Overview
These are some general requirements to keep in mind when applying for National Scholarships:

• Financial need can also be a determining factor when a recipient is selected.
• It’s important to remember that some scholarships require applicants to be a member of AWS. To apply for an AWS student membership, please visit the Student Membership page.
• Students who are currently enrolled in vocational schools, technical colleges, community colleges, or universities should apply if they meet the needed criteria.

*If you’re a professor or instructor, please share this information with your students.

Eligibility Requirements
Each individual scholarship has its own requirements. Please refer scholarship descriptions in the National Scholarships Table for more information.

Submission Deadline
The deadline to apply for all National Scholarships is March 1st for the following fall term.

Application Process
To fill out an application for a National Scholarship, please use the Scholarship Application System.

Selection
The recipient will be chosen by a Selection Committee comprised of five (5) members, selected by the Education Scholarship Committee.

Awards
Each of the national scholarships are worth a minimum of $2,000 annually for two-year programs and $2,500 for four-year programs. No awards will be paid to the recipient. All awards are for tuition and books only, and will be paid directly to the academic institution by the AWS Foundation.
*The D. Fred and Marian L. Bovie Technical Scholarship is worth $2,000 annually.

Questions
If you have any questions, please contact the AWS Foundation.

Miller Electric International WorldSkills Competition Scholarship

This Miller Electric International WorldSkills Competition Scholarship is only available to applicants who have competed in Skills USA Welding Championships series. In order to qualify, applicants must have competed in the National SkillsUSA Competition. They must also advance to the AWS Weld Trials competition at the AWS International Welding and Fabrication Exposition and Convention, which is held on a bi-annual basis.

Scholarships will be awarded under the following guidelines:
The winner of the U.S. Weld Trial Competition will receive the following:

• The Miller Electric Mfg. Co. Scholarship consisting of up to $10,000 per year for a period of four consecutive years (total maximum $40,000); Up to $1,000 in AWS Publications; a four-year complimentary full AWS membership; an AWS Certification to which he/she qualifies at the trials. The winner qualifies for this award with his/her successful completion of the World Skills Competition; otherwise student accepts an award equivalent to a runner-up scholarship.

The runners-up of the U.S. Weld Trial Competition will receive:

• A $1,000 scholarship to be used within two years of the Weld Trial Competition; a one-year complimentary full AWS membership; an AWS Certification to which he/she qualifies at the trials.

Runners-up are eligible to receive awards on June 1, following the Weld Trials Competition and upon successful completion of the appropriate application information.

Scholarships to runners-up may be requested anytime within a two-year span of the Weld Trials Competition.

Educational purposes include any post-secondary course(s) related to the field of welding or related joining technologies (i.e. - certificate programs, two-year programs, four-year programs, seminars, workshops, certification courses, etc.)

Distribution of awards will be made directly to the student's academic institution and/or educational organization. No payment will be made to directly to the student.

Students agree to participate in AWS, AWS Foundation and/or sponsored publicity related to the Weld Trials Competition.

Awarding of scholarship shall be discretionary and subject to availability of funds.

Questions
If you have any questions, please contact the AWS Foundation.