Scholarship Application

Welcome to Southwest Tech Foundation's online Scholarship Application!

The Southwest Tech Foundation is proud to offer scholarship opportunities to all current students in good academic standing that are enrolled in a minimum of 6 credits per semester. See our Scholarship Listings page for a complete list of scholarships available to Southwest Tech students.

Students with a documentable disability who are enrolled in less than 6 credits must have a plan on file with Support Services.

Completed applications will consist of the following items:

• A completed online Scholarship Application.
• Two completed online recommendation forms from a reference not related to the applicant.

Supporting Materials Required with Application

• Two Scholarship Recommendation Forms are required:
  • Forms can be completed online or printed and returned to the Foundation office.
  • Completed forms must be from someone not related to the applicant.
  • Only two forms will be accepted. If more than two forms are submitted, only the first two received will be accepted.
• Students applying for the Child Care Scholarship must complete the Child Care Certification Form.

The Scholarship Application is closed for the 2016-2017 academic year.

In 2015/2016 the Southwest Tech Foundation proudly awarded 261 scholarships valuing $143,650.
We have created the 22^nd Annual Scholarship Reception publication that lists all scholarships given out this past year.

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Personal/Contact Information

* Student ID

* First Name

* Last Name

* Gender

Male

Female

* Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy)

* Phone

* Preferred Email

Home Address

* Address 1

Address 2

* City

* State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas Armed Forces Americas Armed Forces Europe Armed Forces Pacific California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Foreign Country Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Manitoba, Canada Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Ontario, Canada Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

* Zip

* County Crawford, WI Dane, WI Grant, WI Iowa, WI Lafayette, WI Richland, WI Allamakee, IA Clayton, IA Dubuque, IA Other

Current Address If you moved to attend Southwest Tech

Address 1

Address 2

City

State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas Armed Forces Americas Armed Forces Europe Armed Forces Pacific California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Foreign Country Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Manitoba, Canada Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Ontario, Canada Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Zip

Education Background

* I graduated high school

Select the High School you Attended Argyle High School Barneveld High School Belmont High School Benton High School Blackhawk High School Boscobel High School Cassville High School Cuba City High School Darlington Senior High School Dodgeville Senior High School Fennimore High School Highland High School Iowa-Grant High School Ithaca High School Kickapoo High School Lancaster Senior High School Mineral Point High School Mount Horeb High School North Crawford High School Pecatonica High School Platteville High School Potosi High School Prairie du Chien High School Richland Center High School River Ridge High School River Valley High School Riverdale High School Seneca High School Shullsburg High School Southwestern Wisconsin High School Wauzeka High School Weston High School Home Schooling Other

High School Name

I completed a GED/HSED

* Program Accounting Accounting Assistant Administrative Professional Agri-Business/Science Technology Agricultural Power & Equipment Technician Auto Collision Repair & Refinish Technician Automotive Technician Building Trades-Carpentry Business Management CNC Setup/Operation Cancer Information Management Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Child Care Services Computer Support Technician Construction Electrician Apprentice Cosmetology Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement Academy Culinary Arts Culinary Management Culinary Specialist Dairy Herd Management Dental Assistant Early Childhood Education Electrical Power Distribution Electro-Mechanical Technology Farm Business & Production Management Food Production Assistant Golf Course Management Graphic and Web Design Health Information Technology Human Services Associate Individual Technical Studies Industrial Electrician Apprentice Industrial Mechanic IT-Network Communication Specialist Laboratory Science Technician Liberal Arts - Associate of Arts Liberal Arts - Associate of Science Marketing Medical Assistant Medical Coding Specialist Medical Laboratory Technician Midwife (Direct Entry) Nursing-Associate Degree Office Support Specialist Pharmacy Tech (shared) Physical Therapist Assistant Plumbing Apprentice Supervisory Management Supply Chain Assistant Supply Chain Management Technical Studies-Journeyworker Undecided Web & Software Development Welding Welding - Nights

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first year

second year

* No. of First Semester Credits
* No. of Projected Second Semester Credits

Following is a list of items related to the criteria of some scholarships. Please check all that apply.

Please answer the following narrative questions. These questions account for 70% of the overall application score.

Leadership Activities:
* Please list campus, professional, or civic activities you are involved in.

* Rate Your Leadership Skills. 1 - Poor | 5 - Best

Career Objectives:
* What are your career goals and how does attending Southwest Tech help further your goals?

Financial Need:
* Please explain your financial need. Include employment situation and any special circumstances.

* I give my permission to the Southwest Tech Foundation to release the scholarship information, general information from above, and my photograph to scholarship donors, and for usage in other promotional purpose.

You must have two individuals submit recommendation forms. Recommendations are extremely important when awarding scholarships. You may ask an instructor, counselor, employer, clergy, or other reference not related to you to complete this form. Your scholarship application WILL NOT be considered unless two recommendation forms are received.

Recommendation forms must be submitted by Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at 5 p.m.

(NOTE: Students enrolled in the Information Technology Programs must have their program instructor Aaron Holverson complete one of the two recommendation forms.)

Individual 1

Individual 2

NOTE: The Scholarship Recommendation Form is completed online, and can be accessed at https://www.swtc.edu/foundation/scholarships/recommendation-form
Please share this link with the two individuals submitting your recommendations as soon as possible.

Last Step!

Please review the information you entered and make any changes needed by clicking the Previous button.

By clicking the "Sign and Submit" button below, I certify that the information I have provided is true and complete to the best of my knowledge. Further, I authorize Southwest Tech to release a transcript of my secondary school record and any other pertinent information to the Southwest Tech Foundation. This application and supporting documents become the property of Southwest Tech.

By signing below I authorize my selected references to furnish the Foundation with any and all information in connection with my scholarship application.

You need to electronically "sign" the application.
First, we need your name. Next we need your birthdate.