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Washington Award for Vocational Excellence

Volunteers needed: Apply today to serve on the WAVE Scholarship Review Committee

The Workforce Board seeks volunteers to review WAVE scholarship applications. We’re looking for people from labor, business, education, community organizations and more.

Washington continues to face major workforce shortages, and this is your chance to help close that gap. Many top students in aerospace, advanced manufacturing, agriculture, nursing, information technology and the building trades have applied for this award. The WAVE scholarship creates a path to economic self-sufficiency for these students – and helps your industry succeed with a new generation of trained workers.

Our review process begins each March and takes just a few hours from each volunteer. Please contact us at wave@wtb.wa.gov to get started. Thank you.

2024 News Releases

Feb. 1, 2024: WAVE scholarship application portal now open 

2023 WAVE Awardees

A complete list of 2023 WAVE scholarship winners is located here.