NWPX Infrastructure Trade School Scholarship
NWPX Infrastructure has established a scholarship program to assist students who plan to continue their education in vocational-technical school programs who are pursuing certification in specified vocational fields.
NPWX Infrastructure Trade School Scholarship
The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.
Eligibility
Applicants to the NWPX Infrastructure Trade School Scholarship Program must:
- Be high school seniors, graduates or equivalent, or other eligible individuals returning to school, residing within 70 driving miles of one of the following NWPX Infrastructure facilities:
- California
- Northwest Pipe Company Adelanto Plant, 12351 Rancho Road, Adelanto, CA 92301
- Northwest Pipe Company Tracy Plant, 10100 W. Linne Rd., Tracy, CA 95377
- Missouri
- Permalok St. Louis Plant, 472 Paul Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63135
- Oregon
- Northwest Pipe Company Portland Plant, 12005 N Lombard Street, Portland, OR 97203
- Texas
- NWPX Park Ferris Plant, 1200 N Fwy Service Rd, Ferris, TX 75125
- NWPX Park Houston Plant, 7015 Fairbanks N Houston, Houston, TX 77040
- Northwest Pipe Company Saginaw Plant, 351 Longhorn Road, Saginaw, TX 76179
- NWPX Park San Antonio Plant, 8491 Hwy 87 East, San Antonio, TX 78263
- Utah
- NWPX Geneva Orem Plant, 1465 West 400 North, Orem, UT 84057
- NWPX Geneva Salt Lake City Plant, 3355 W 900 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84104
- NWPX Geneva St. George Plant, 990 South 100 East, Washington, UT 84780
- Washington
- NWPX Corporate Headquarters, 201 NE Park Plaza Drive, Suite 100, Vancouver, WA 98684
- West Virginia
- Northwest Pipe Company Parkersburg Plant, 183 Northwest Drive, Washington, WV 26181
- California
- Plan to enroll in full-time study at an accredited vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year
- Be pursuing certification as a welder, electrician, industrial mechanic, or mobile mechanic
NWPX Infrastructure employees and children of employees are eligible to apply, provided they meet the above eligibility requirements.
Awards
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $2,500 award. Up to six (6) awards will be granted. Awards are not renewable, but students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Notification
All applicants will be notified in May.
Notifications are sent via email. When setting up your account, avoid using a school or work email. Instead, use an active, personal email address that you will continue to have access to.
Please make sure to add studentsupport@scholarshipamerica.org as well as the program email address as safe senders in your email contact list.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of NWPX Infrastructure. Payment is made in August.
Selection of Recipients
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
- Academic performance
- Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
- Work experience
- A statement of educational and career goals and objectives
- Unusual personal or family circumstances
Financial need is not considered. Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of NWPX Infrastructure play a part in the selection. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
Requirements
As part of your application, you must upload the following:
- A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display:
- Student name
- School name
- Grades
- Credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.
NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
