GAWDA offering scholarships for welding career studies 2017

For the fifth consecutive year, the Gases and Welding Distributors Association (GAWDA) Foundation, Hollywood, Fla., is continuing its scholarship program, an initiative that awards tuition assistance funds to young people who are following educational paths that can lead them to careers in the welding and gases distribution industry.

The scholarships are available to employees and immediate family members of current GAWDA member companies. This year, 12 scholarships of $2,000 each will be awarded. Students who have received a scholarship in the past are eligible to reapply for this year’s awards.

The deadline for applications is Feb. 15. For more information or to apply, visit www.gawda.org/scholarship/ or contact GAWDA Accounting Associate Bruce Ellenbogen at 954-367-7728 or bellenbogen@gawda.org.

In addition, the Women of Gases and Welding (WGW) Committee of GAWDA has announced the awarding of a scholarship for the first time this year. The new scholarship is designed to promote the education of women in the gases and welding distribution field.

Working with the AWS Foundation, the WGW Committee now plans to award a $1,000 annual scholarship to a female student who is pursuing a certificate, associate degree, or bachelor’s degree in welding or a related discipline. Applications are being accepted until March 1. For more information, visit https://scholarship.aws.org.