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 WAVE Scholarship deadline Tuesday

Washington’s top career and technical education (CTE) students are encouraged to apply for the 2024 Washington Award for Vocational Excellence, a merit scholarship that helps pay for college and postsecondary training.

The application window is open through this Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Learn more here.

This year’s award also pays more than initially projected. This year’s award pays up to $5,500 per year, for two years, or about $11,000 total. The Washington Legislature recently approved more funding for the scholarship. 

WAVE helps undergraduate students pay for tuition and other costs at Washington colleges, universities or private career schools.Graduating high school seniors who have finished or are completing the second year of a single CTE pathway are eligible to apply. Community and technical college students who have recently completed or are completing at least one year of a professional-technical program are also eligible. As many as 147 students will be awarded WAVE scholarships this year – two high school students, and one community or technical college student from each of Washington’s 49 legislative districts.

Learn more and apply today.

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