John Deere Company Scholarship

The John Deere Scholarship will be awarded to one Midwest US student, and one diverse Midwest US student in a Weld Engineering or Weld Engineering Technology program. Applicant must be a citizen of the United States and attending a Weld Engineering or Weld Engineering Technology (4 year degree) program, or a mechanical or manufacturing engineering program with weld emphasis. Scholarship 1 ($2,500) will be available to a student from the states (attended High School or permanent address) of Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, or Missouri. Scholarship 2 ($2,500) will be available to a female or minority student, with preference to students from the states (attended High School or permanent address) of Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, North Dakota or South Dakota. Applicants must have completed a minimum of one semester of academic study in their welding program and submit two letters of recommendation along with their application.

The American Welding Society (AWS) was founded in 1919, as a nonprofit organization with a global mission: Advancing the science, technology, and application of welding and allied joining and cutting processes, including brazing, soldering and thermal spraying.