WSDOT accepting scholarship applications for construction and maritime trades

This information comes to us courtesy of the Washington Department of Transportation, to pass along to anyone interested within your port district.

March 2022: We are currently accepting scholarship applications. Application window will close on June 1, 2022, or when funds are expended.

It is in your best interest to apply early, with a submission of a complete application.

Awards are made as funds are available, on a first come, first serve basis.

Please check this site often for updates: we only accept applications if there are scholarship funds available.

Single scholarship award amounts will not exceed $7,000, and the total award amount for a single individual will not exceed $10,000 in up to three (3) separate awards.

If you have received a scholarship previously, and are still in a training program or apprenticeship, you may apply again by submitting a new application.

Scholarship opportunities are available and include the following highway construction and/or maritime trades training/preparatory programs:

Laborers
Carpenters/Pile Drivers
Electricians (Inside Wireman)
Cement Masons
Painters
Truck Drivers (CDL-Class A)
Diesel Mechanics
Iron Workers
Heavy Equipment Operators or Mechanics
Able Body Seaman (AB) preparation programs (above deck)
Marine Engineering Technology training programs (below deck)
Ordinary Seaman (OS)
Other trades or training programs related to highway construction and/or maritime programs on approval

Awards may be applied to tuition, preparatory program costs, books, and supplies. Other needs identified by the applicant may be approved and are subject to approval based on authorized funding criteria set forth within each program from which the scholarship award will be made (OJT/SS or PASS).

Awards may not be used for: