Vocational, Trade, & Technical Scholarships

The traditional college route isn't the best choice for everyone. There are ample scholarship opportunities for students who opt for a vocational career, whether it be in the plumbing, carpentry, electrical, firefighting or many others. If you want to learn or hone a specific skill as an alternative to attending a more traditional four-year college, take some time to consider these vocational scholarship opportunities:

1. Great Lakes Safety Training Center Scholarship

   Deadline: February 15
   Maximum Award: Varies
   

2. Harold & Bernadine Reiss Scholarship

   Deadline: February 15
   Maximum Award: Varies
   

3. Bud Daniels Memorial Scholarship

   Deadline: March 1
   Maximum Award: $500
   

4. Army Engineer Memorial Awards

   Deadline: March 15
   Maximum Award: $2,000
   

5. Cystic Fibrosis Standard Scholarship

   Deadline: March 23
   Maximum Award: $1,000
   

6. GRCF Donald J. DeYoung Scholarship

   Deadline: April 1
   Maximum Award: Varies
   

7. Community Council of Idaho, Inc. Scholarship Fund

   Deadline: April 15
   Maximum Award: $1,000
   

8. The Chesapeake Scholarship

   Deadline: April 17
   Maximum Award: $80,000
   

9. Against the Grain Artistic Scholarship

   Deadline: May 31
   Maximum Award: $1,000
   

10. CIRI Foundation Vocational Training Grants

    Deadline: Varies
    Maximum Award: $4,500