Congratulations to Ryan Kirk (Lincoln High School, Lincoln, CA) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Jay R Selby Memorial Scholarship to pursue a career as an Electrical Lineman! Thank you, Jay R Selby Memorial Fund! #TRADESTRONG #LEARN2EARN #ELEVATETHETRADES #TRADES #SCHOLARSHIPS

Congratulations to Luis Morales (Lincoln High School, Lincoln, CA) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Helix Scholarship to pursue Electrician training at American River College! Thank you, Helix Electric! #TRADESTRONG #LEARN2EARN #ELEVATETHETRADES #TRADES #SCHOLARSHIPS

Congratulations to Luke Pearson (Maxwell High School, Willows, CA) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Cook Scholarship to pursue Welding at Butte College and become a Pipeline Welder! Luke shared this personal statement with us: "Dear sponsors, I would like to sincerely thank you for awarding me this scholarship. It means so much to me, and I am truly grateful for your generosity and support. Receiving this scholarship gives me a great start as I take the next

Congratulations to Mason Lindemann (Santiam High School, Mill City, OR) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-GVC Scholarship to pursue Welding at WyoTech! Thank you, GVC! #TRADESTRONG #LEARN2EARN #ELEVATETHETRADES #TRADES #SCHOLARSHIPS

Congratulations to James Koepke (ACE High School, Reno, NV) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Alston Scholarship to pursue Welding at Truckee Meadows Community College! Thank you, Alston Construction! #TRADESTRONG #LEARN2EARN #ELEVATETHETRADES #TRADES #SCHOLARSHIPS

Congratulations to Patricio Gutierrez (Colstrip High School, Colstrip, MT) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Panattoni Scholarship to pursue Diesel Mechanics at WyoTech! Thank you, Panattoni Development Company! #TRADESTRONG #LEARN2EARN #ELEVATETHETRADES #TRADES #SCHOLARSHIPS

We would like to express our gratitude to our incredible 2026 industry partners! Because of their support, TRADESTRONG has so far this year been able to offer 50 scholarships in the amount of $2,500 to high school seniors in 18 different states who are pursuing careers in the commercial construction trades. That is over 10x more scholarships than we were able to offer just four short years ago when we began this mission. We are so proud of our recipients and so proud of the c