{"id":9560,"date":"2025-10-09T08:11:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T13:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nwtech.edu\/alvacc\/?p=9560"},"modified":"2025-10-09T08:17:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T13:17:08","slug":"aerotek-spring-2026-make-your-mark-5-scholarship-skillsusa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nwtech.edu\/alvacc\/aerotek-spring-2026-make-your-mark-5-scholarship-skillsusa\/","title":{"rendered":"Aerotek Spring 2026 &#8220;Make Your Mark 5&#8221; Scholarship (SkillsUSA) ~ Due 11.06.25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>SkillsUSA has partnered with Aerotek to provide the \u201cMake Your Mark\u201d scholarships. The \u201cMake Your Mark\u201d scholarship program supports the SkillsUSA Career Model and expands the talent pipeline to remove barriers of entry to education and training. Aerotek\u2019s intention is to develop the pipeline of future skilled trades leaders and improve economic outcomes for SkillsUSA members.  Information is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/apply.mykaleidoscope.com\/program\/AerotekSpring2026MakeYourMark5Scholarship?utm_content=&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_name=&amp;utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_term=\">https:\/\/apply.mykaleidoscope.com\/program\/AerotekSpring2026MakeYourMark5Scholarship?utm_content=&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_name=&amp;utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_term=<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Scholarship Details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Applicant must be a high school senior or a current or enrolling college\/postsecondary student who is expecting a tuition bill or who has documented direct educational costs for the SPRING 2026 academic term (tools, PPE, on-campus or housing bill).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applicants must be registered and paid members of SkillsUSA for the 2025-2026 school year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applicants must <strong>NOT<\/strong> be former Make Your Mark scholarship recipients.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applicants must be planning to enroll in one of the following programs for SPRING 2026:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Community college<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Technical college<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certificate program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apprenticeship program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applicants must be continuing their education\/training in one of these pathways:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Construction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manufacturing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transportation, Distribution and Logistics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Telecommunications Cabling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Electronics Technology or Industrial Engineering Technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If selected to receive a scholarship award, recipients must submit a \u201cScholarship Acceptance Form\u201d by the deadline of March 9,2026 that includes:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Agreement to scholarship terms and conditions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Official documentation that verifies the recipient\u2019s request for aid (official tuition bill, on-campus housing bill, cost of attendance statement).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A written or video-recorded message of thanks to the scholarship sponsor, Aerotek<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on the estimated costs of the educational program and experience documented on the application, students will be eligible for a one-time award up to $5,000 for SPRING 2026 ONLY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selection Process<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Policies and Exclusions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Applicants must <strong>NOT<\/strong> be a former Make Your Mark scholarship recipients.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The SkillsUSA-Aerotek \u201cMake Your Mark\u201d Scholarship <strong>cannot<\/strong> be awarded to support completion of a 4-year bachelor\u2019s degree program or master\u2019s degree program.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applicant must be a high school senior or a current or enrolling college\/postsecondary student who is expecting a tuition bill or who has documented direct educational costs for the <strong>SPRING 2026 <\/strong>academic term ONLY (tools, PPE, on-campus or housing bill) for the SkillsUSA-Aerotek \u201cMake Your Mark\u201d Scholarship to be paid out the student\u2019s postsecondary institution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applicants must be registered and paid members of SkillsUSA for the 2025-2026 school year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Completion of this application and\/or eligibility does not guarantee selection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SkillsUSA-Aerotek may rescind a scholarship if:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A recipient does not respond to communications from SkillsUSA\/Aerotek.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A recipient fails to submit the Scholarship Acceptance Form by the required deadline.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A recipient uploads incomplete or unsatisfactory documentation as part of the Scholarship Acceptance Form.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SkillsUSA-Aerotek finds that the recipient\u2019s tuition and other eligible educational expenses for SPRING 2026 have already been paid in full via other sources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Aerotek Spring 2026 &#8220;Make Your Mark 5&#8221; Scholarship<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Submit by:  Friday, November 07, 2025 01:59 AM<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction SkillsUSA has partnered with Aerotek to provide the \u201cMake Your Mark\u201d scholarships. 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