Scholarships

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AWS Scholarships:

AWS LA/IE Section 08 Gene E. Lawson/George Rolla Scholarship Application due May 1st and Sept 1st ever year- award: $1,250

AWS Los Angeles/Inland Empire Section Scholarship Application due May 1st and Sept 1st every year - award: $1,250
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AWS District 21 Welder Training Scholarship - year round - award $1,000 

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The Rock the Trades™ Scholarship Program empowers the dreams of those pursuing careers in the skilled industrial trades across the United States

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Bring Back the Trades awards one scholarship per month during the school year to an eligible student.

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The Work Ethic Scholarship Program is about recognizing people who understand the importance of work ethic, personal responsibility, delayed gratification, and a positive attitude.

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Lockheed Martin’s Vocational Scholarship Program is the first of its kind within the aerospace and defense industry and awards up to $6,600 to as many as 150 recipients each year.

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STUDENT/PERSONAL LOANS

one thing is always the same for every Lendmark customer: we strive to make borrowing easy, convenient, and affordable.

The Meritize Platform provides merit-based funding options for career training programs to help you get started.

 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAMs - WIOA & P2E

ELIGIBILITY:

- Underemployed
- Unemployed / Laid off
- Formerly incarcerated
- Veterans 

Get funding from the Riverside and San Bernardo Counties Workforce Development Programs (WIOA).
Call 951-955-3100  to speak with a counselor about funding opportunities or visit:
https://www.rivcoworkforce.com/AboutUs/TrainingOpportunities.aspx

- Individual eligibility for enrollment and services is based on Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) guidance, State of California directives and Riverside County Workforce Development Division policies.

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Los Angeles County residents: Call 888-226-6300 or visit https://workforce.lacounty.gov
Ventura County residents: Call 805-654-5000 or visit https://www.ventura.org/employment-and-training/
San Diego County residents: Call 619-319-9675 or visit https://workforce.org/jobseekers/
​Orange County residents:Visit https://www.occommunityservices.org/cid/oc-workforce-development-board/job-seeker-services

California Welding Institute is a privately funded vocational training center. We do not offer federal financial grants or loans and cannot accept the GI Bill.
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