For the first time, the Illinois Manufacturer’s Association (IMA) Education Foundation, in partnership with Education Systems Center at NIU (EdSystems), is offering a scholarship to Illinois students who graduate high school having earned the College and Career Pathway Endorsement in Manufacturing, Engineering, Technology, and Trades (METT) and is currently enrolled or in the process of enrolling in an Illinois community college or university for advanced manufacturing, welding, or engineering. The $500 scholarship can be put towards tuition, fees, textbooks, room, board, school supplies, job training equipment, and uniforms, or other barrier reduction costs that arise.
Find out how your school district or college can support students in applying for the scholarship:
