{"id":21,"date":"2018-05-14T14:59:08","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T14:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awssection.allcovered.io\/utah\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2022-12-08T20:48:17","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T20:48:17","slug":"scholarships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/utah\/scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The American Welding Society Foundation awards over $2 million annually for education and training in welding and related fields!<\/strong><\/p>

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

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

National Scholarships<\/a>
<\/strong>For students pursuing a specific degree at an accredited two-year or four-year college or university. Scholarships range from $3,000 – $5,000+.
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District Scholarships<\/a>
<\/strong>A minimum of $15,000 is available in each of AWS’s 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>

Clark Family Welding Engineering Scholarship (District 20)<\/strong><\/p>

Denis Clark is a welding engineer, “Ohio State MS-WE 1983\u201d who spent his career in welding research at the Sandia and Idaho National Laboratories. He is a Professional Engineer and a Certified Welding Inspector. This annual award in honor of his family is meant for welding technical professionals completing four-year technical degrees contributing to the advancement of welding research and technology.<\/p>

Priority will be given to students in the fourth\/final year pursuing a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Welding Engineering or closely related program.<\/p>

District 20 Women of Gases & Welding Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>

Founded in November 2011, the Women of Gases & Welding (WGW) has a mission to enhance the success of women in the gases and welding industry through advocacy, recruitment, and professional development. Functioning as a committee within GAWDA (Gases and Welding Distributors Association), WGW designs professional development programming for women at national conferences and engages sponsors to support programming and scholarships for women.<\/p>

Dalton Nolan Van Memorial Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>

Dalton Van, recipient of the 2019 Miller\u00ae Weld-Mask\u2122 Scholarship, passed away unexpectedly on June 13, 2020. Dalton was a talented welder with a passion for the trade. He attended Utah State University Eastern and earned a gold medal in the Utah SkillsUSA competition and took silver while representing Uintah Basin Technical College (UBTech) at Nationals.<\/p>

To honor Dalton, his hard work, and his dedication to the welding trade, Miller and the American Welding Society (AWS) will award a $1,000 scholarship each year between 2021-2025 to a student at Uintah Basin Technical College (UBTech) to support their welding education, carrying Dalton\u2019s legacy forward in the future of welding. To qualify, a student must be full-time in a minimum 900 HR Certificate Program course of study with at least a 2.5 overall GPA.<\/p>

Norco & Miller Electric UBTech Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>

The Norco & Miller Electric UBTech Scholarship was established by Norco and the Miller Electric Mfg. Co for a student attending Uintah Basin Technical College in a minimum of a 900 HR Certificate Program course of study that will result in a 900 HR UBTech Program Certificate.<\/p>

Utah Section Scholarship<\/strong><\/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.\u00a0Each 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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Scholarships The American Welding Society Foundation awards over $2 million annually for education and training in welding and related fields! Students in the Utah Section may be eligible for the following scholarships: National, District, and Section Scholarships – Deadline March 1st for the following fall term National ScholarshipsFor students pursuing a specific degree at an…<\/p>\n

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