Scholarships Available to Manufacturing Workers

The Manufacturing Institute and University of Phoenix have come together to help manufacturing employees and students advance professionally and personally with scholarship opportunities that can help individuals earn their degrees at University of Phoenix.

 

Twenty (20) full-tuition University of Phoenix ® Manufacturing Institute Scholarships will be awarded to workers and students hoping to complete their undergraduate or master's degree. Scholarship recipients may attend University of Phoenix online.

 

Application deadline: April 18, 2012

 

Award date: June 23, 2012

 

Eligibility criteria:

• Applicants must be one of the following: Currently employed by a United States manufacturing company; transitioning employee (within the past year), looking to reenter the manufacturing workforce or who might be reconsidering a career change into manufacturing; community college student graduating with a manufacturing-related associate degree prior to June 13, 2012; or a student completing a nationally portable, industry-recognized credential prior to June 13, 2012.
• Applicants must agree to be a national spokesperson for advanced manufacturing careers, if selected, for the term of the scholarship. This includes, but is not limited to, being highlighted in special communications, e.g. newsletters, media campaigns, and research studies.
• Applicants must not be currently enrolled nor in the process of enrolling at any University of Phoenix campus or in any online program at any time prior to the scholarship award date. Applicants who enroll after submitting an application or before the scholarship award date are not eligible to be a recipient of this scholarship.
• Applicants must meet all admissions requirements of the University of Phoenix.
• Please see the application for additional eligibility requirements.

 

View scholarship criteria, requirements and deadlines.

 

For more information, contact Jacey Wilkins at jwilkins@nam.org or (202) 637-3493.