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Trade Scholarship

$1,500
1 winner$1,500
Awarded
Application Deadline
Mar 2, 2022
Winners Announced
Mar 31, 2022
Education Level
Eligibility Requirements
Future Interests:
Trade school
Education Level:
High school senior, currently enrolled in Trade School

Being skilled in the trades can lead to many career opportunities as there is a shortage of tradespeople. 

While vocational education enrollment dipped in the 1980s and 1990s, it has risen in recent decades due to the many fields that are growing without requiring a traditional four-year degree, such as infrastructure and manufacturing. As more jobs open in the trades, the next generation of workers needs to be supported throughout their education.  

This scholarship aims to help high school seniors in Ohio or Pennsylvania who are interested in attending trade school after graduation.  

Any high school senior who wants to go to a trade school, or any student currently enrolled in a trade school may apply for this scholarship opportunity.

To apply, tell us which trade or trades you would like to learn and how you picture your optimal career and life.

Selection Criteria:
Ambition, Need, Boldest Bold.org Profile
Published November 17, 2021
Essay Topic

Which trade(s) do you want to learn/ are you learning? How do you picture your best career/life?

400–600 words

Winning Application

Peter Bruno
Lincoln TechPark Ridge, NJ
The trade I am currently learning and want to purse is Diesel Mechanic. I currently attend vocational school and have been lucky enough to get started on this path. I have been accepted to Pennsylvania College of Technology and will be starting in August 2022. How I picture my best career/life is to graduate from Penn Tech and keep moving forward. All my life I have struggled with my academics, I have had to work with a tutor every grade until eleventh grade. I am used to having to work hard to pass and to be honest, none of it made sense until my senior year. I realized that instead of hating school, I could apply what I learned in class to what I was learning in vocational school. Everything started to click for me and now I am doing very well in school. If I keep moving forward I know I can have the best life possible. I now know if I apply myself I can move forward and have opportunity; I will be able to have a good job and career. None of which I thought was possible for me. I might have a simple straight forward answer, but it is the truth. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

FAQ

When is the scholarship application deadline?

The application deadline is Mar 2, 2022. Winners will be announced on Mar 31, 2022.