MOLINE, Ill. – Midwest Technical Institute and the mikeroweWORKS Foundation are pleased to announce the third annual mrWF/MTI High School Scholarship Program for graduating high school seniors beginning Sept. 1.
The 2015-2016 program will award seven graduating high school seniors with a 100 percent tuition-paid scholarship for any of MTI’s workforce training programs. Winners will have the opportunity to select from a number of in-demand vocational courses and programs including welding, HVAC, medical assisting, dental assisting, truck driving and more.
The program, in collaboration with TV personality Mike Rowe, was established in 2013 as a partnership between MTI and the mikeroweWORKS Foundation to foster an interest in a wide range of mechanical trade and allied health careers. Each year, approximately $800,000 in scholarship funds is awarded to help high school students gain the skills and experience necessary to secure meaningful employment in today’s competitive workforce and develop into industry-leading professionals.
Speaking of the program’s importance, MTI’s Director of High School Development Eric Gleason believes the program can play a vital part in helping today’s high school students realize their future without the expense of a traditional college degree.
“Student loan debt can follow you for many years and this scholarship opportunity allows you to graduate debt free,” Gleason said. “For example, as a college graduate, I still owe $4,000 and I am 36 years-old.”
To be eligible, students must be graduating seniors during the 2015-2016 academic year and submit a brief essay and video detailing why they should be selected as a scholarship winner. Submitted videos will be uploaded to MTI’s website for a period of public voting where the video with the greatest number of votes will be declared the winner.
Submissions will open Sept. 1 and be accepted through March 25, 2016. Public voting on student videos will run from April 1 to May 1, and winners will be announced on or about May 6.
For more information about the scholarship program, including previous winners, visit www.midwesttech.edu. Media inquiries should be directed to MTI’s Director of Marketing Stacey Wierman at (217) 527-8324, or swierman@midwesttech.edu.
About Midwest Technical Institute
Midwest Technical Institute offers hands-on training in a number of mechanical trade and allied health career fields to help students succeed as a member of today’s rapidly-changing workforce. MTI, along with its sister school, Delta Technical College, operates seven campuses across the Midwest and Mississippi Delta regions. For more information, visit www.midwesttech.edu.
