Highway Construction and Maritime Trades Scholarships

WSDOT's On-the-Job Training Support Services Program (OJT/SS) and Pre-Apprenticeship Support Services Program (PASS) provide pre-apprenticeship, training, preparatory, and apprenticeship scholarship opportunities to support the participation of women, minorities, and other disadvantaged individuals in the federal-aid and state funded highway construction and maritime workforce.

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:

·         Costs related to union membership or monthly dues

·         Fees for required tests prior to enrollment and/or acceptance into a training program

Thank you for your interest in the Washington State Department of Transportation Highway Construction and Maritime Trades Scholarship Program. 

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