Washington Award for Vocational Excellence
Workforce Board Co-Chair Larry Brown, left, with 2023 WAVE scholarship winners (center, left to right) Boramy Sam, Calvin Cha and Amor Ayala Luna. Winners were honored by the Monroe School Board on June 12, 2023. (Courtesy photo.)
WAVE in the News
2025
Community Q&A: Selah grad hopes WAVE scholarship will help him pursue health sciences career
Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business highlights local WAVE scholars
2024
$1.6 million in Scholarships to learn a trade in Washington – News Radio 560KPQ
State-funded scholarship helps Stanwood student go to college – Everett Daily Herald
$1.6 million in scholarships awarded to trades students in Washington – Aol.
$1.6 million in scholarships awarded to trades students in Washington – Wenatchee World
$1.6 million in scholarships awarded to trades students in Washington – Spokesman-Review
Local graduate to combine passions with help of workforce scholarship – Ridgefield Reflector
Workforce Board awards $1.6 million in WAVE scholarships – Lynnwood Times
High school seniors receive State Workforce Board scholarships – MyEdmondsNews
High school seniors receive State Workforce Board scholarships – Mountlake Terrace News
Local students awarded career and technical education scholarships – KNDU TriCities-Yakima
2023
Ridgefield graduate receives Workforce Board scholarship – The Reflector
Yakima Valley students training for hard-to-fill jobs receive WAVE scholarships – Yakima Herald-Republic
A recent Chiawana High School graduate receives the WAVE scholarship, going to school to become a teacher – News | nbcrightnow.com
Learning to fly: Former refugee earns scholarship for Big Bend flight training – yahoo.com
Monroe gets high marks in vocational excellence awards – HeraldNet.com
Local students awarded vocational excellence scholarships – Fox 11 Tri Cities Fox 41 Yakima
Local students awarded vocational excellence scholarships – News | nbcrightnow.com
Nearly $600,000 in scholarships and awards presented – Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune
News Releases
June 27, 2025: Workforce Board awards $1.1 million in career-focused scholarships
Feb. 5, 2025: Apply today for WAVE scholarship
June 10, 2024: Workforce Board awards $1.6 million in scholarships
Feb. 1, 2024: WAVE scholarship application portal now open
WAVE on TVW
WAVE awardees share their stories with the Workforce Board.
2025 WAVE Awardees
A complete list of 2025 WAVE scholarship winners is located here.
Attention WAVE awardees: Your scholarship is managed by the Washington Student Achievement Council, a separate state agency. Please contact WSAC at 1.888.535.0747, extension 8, or by email at wave@wsac.wa.gov, for more information.