The 2027 Scholarship Application window is now officially open! Apply Now #TRADESTRONG #construction #trades #scholarships #LEARN2EARN

Our team is stoked to announce that TRADESTRONG will be awarding $3,000 scholarships for selected 2027 applicants! Earlier this year, the foundation awarded FIFTY-FIVE $2,500 scholarships, and our goal for 2027 is to DOUBLE that, but we need your help getting the word out! So, tell all of your high school seniors, educators and administrators about this amazing opportunity. Please give this announcement all the click/like/share love and help us get our future tradesmen and wo

Congratulations to Preston Bancroft (Manteno High School, Manteno, IL) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Alston Scholarship to pursue a career in Welding at WyoTech! Thank you, Alston Construction! #TRADESTRONG #LEARN2EARN #ELEVATETHETRADES #TRADES #SCHOLARSHIPS

Congratulations to Talitha James (Mount Ellis Academy, Hot Springs, SD) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Panattoni Scholarship to pursue Diesel Technology and Welding at WyoTech! Thank you, Panattoni Development Company! #TRADESTRONG #LEARN2EARN #ELEVATETHETRADES #TRADES #SCHOLARSHIPS

Congratulations to Brandon Heard (Hayfork High School Hayfork, CA) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Cook Foundation Scholarship to pursue a career in the Electrical field at The Trade School! Thank you, Cook Foundation! #TRADESTRONG #LEARN2EARN #ELEVATETHETRADES #TRADES #SCHOLARSHIPS

Congratulations to Skyler Hance (Post Falls High School Post Falls, ID) for being selected to receive at $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Conlan Scholarship to pursue a career as a Diesel Technician and Heavy Equipment Operator at WyoTech! Skyler shared this personal statement with us: Thank you, Conlan Company! #TRADESTRONG #LEARN2EARN #ELEVATETHETRADES #TRADES #SCHOLARSHIPS

Congratulations to Andrew Gerlach (Lincoln High School, Lincoln, CA) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Cook Foundation Scholarship to pursue a career in Welding and/or Diesel Mechanics! Thank you, Cook Foundation! #TRADESTRONG #LEARN2EARN #ELEVATETHETRADES #TRADES #SCHOLARSHIPS

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 Joaquin Guzman (Lincoln High School, Lincoln, CA) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Jay R Selby Memorial Scholarship to pursue a career in Welding at Sierra College! 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

Congratulations to Hunter Mason (Ridgeline High School, Spokane Valley, WA) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Panattoni Scholarship to pursue Diesel Technology at WyoTech! Thank you, Panattoni Development Company! #TRADESTRONG #LEARN2EARN #ELEVATETHETRADES #TRADES #SCHOLARSHIPS

IT’S SCHOLARSHIP TIME!!! The bulk of this year’s awards will be shipping out this week So far we have 44 recipients from 34 schools in 17 states, and more applications trickling in each week.

TRADESTRONG was proud to sponsor the Welding Fabrication Competition earlier this month at the Lincoln High School Ag Farm. It's been exciting to watch this event grow over the past three years. This year's event received participation from 11 schools, with a total of 18 teams entered into the competition. This year, students had the opportunity to observe professional welders execute the assignment before beginning their own. Each team's work was reviewed by certified weldin

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Thank you to all of our industry partners for showing up in a big way for 2025, and another big congratulations to our 42 scholarship recipients! We’re looking forward to doing it all again in 2026.

Pictures from a recent outreach at one of our local high schools. We were out rustling up a new crop of future tradesmen and women to support on their pathway into trade school and the work force. #TRADESTRONG #LEARN2EARN #ELEVATETHETRADES #tradeschool #scholarships

Watch for us tomorrow at the Building & Construction Career Exploration Expo at Sierra College tomorrow from 11:30-1:30.