Create An Impactful Scholarship Fund

Hands-On Training Only Works With Support

Many skilled trade and technical certification programs require extensive hands-on training and apprenticeships. During this time, students are often unable to work full-time, creating a significant financial barrier.

That’s why the most effective programs include:

Scholarships for tuition and certification costs
Stipends to support students during hands-on training
Apprenticeship pathways connected to real employers

When financial barriers are removed, more students can pursue high-demand careers that power critical infrastructure.

Why Corporations Are Stepping In

Dependence on Skilled Trades

AI infrastructure relies on electricians, HVAC technicians, and other skilled professionals to build and operate data centers.

Workforce Shortages Create Risk

A limited supply of trained trades professionals can slow the expansion of critical digital infrastructure.

Workforce Investment Supports Growth

Scholarships help expand training opportunities and strengthen the workforce supporting the AI economy.

Scholarship America: Helping you create and manage scholarships and apprenticeships to train the future workforce.

Scholarships help more students access training programs in electrical work, HVAC, welding, construction management, and other skilled trades that are critical to AI infrastructure. Expanding access to training through scholarships and apprenticeships helps grow the workforce needed to support these industries.

Scholarship America helps corporations design and deliver custom scholarship programs . Our expert Scholarship Design team takes care of every detail, so you can focus on your core business.

+ Scholarship America

Efficient, impactful scholarship management

Full service onboarding. Your Senior Scholarship Advisor works to understand your industry, purpose and goals, ensuring your program makes the largest impact.
Fully customized scholarship programs. Custom design and implementation, including a branded landing page.
Comprehensive scholarship administration. We take care of the admin tasks, from application to evaluation to disbursement, so you can focus on the students, not the rules and regulations.

- Other DIY Solutions

Wasted time and energy navigating complex scholarships

Self service onboarding. You are required to set up your scholarship—including funding, award criteria and the application process—manually.
Cookie-cutter scholarship programs. Usually built with templates that have limited customization options, making it difficult to stand out and reach the right audience.
No assistance with scholarship administration. You may need to navigate financial aid rules and nonprofit regulations on your own.

The Scholarship America difference

Industry experts

Decades of experience managing high-impact scholarship programs. Trusted by nearly half of the Fortune 500.

a reputable non-profit partner

Since 1958, we have distributed $5.7 billion to 3.2 million students. We are the nation’s largest private scholarship provider.

a human touch

Dedicated experts guide you from strategy to execution with personalized one-on-one support.

Step 1

Define Your Strategy

We collaborate with you to shape a scholarship program aligned with your goals, whether you're supporting employees, their children, or a specific community or field of study.

Step 2

Design & Launch Your Program

Our experts handle the setup from start to finish, including custom applications, branded materials, and promotional support to ensure a smooth launch.

Step 3

Manage Applications & Select Recipients

We manage the full application cycle, from intake and eligibility screening to recipient selection and award notifications, providing hands-on support every step of the way.

Step 4

Provide Ongoing Support & Impact Reporting

We provide ongoing support through award renewals, student assistance, and program updates. You’ll also receive detailed reports that highlight key metrics and outcomes as we work to continuously strengthen your program.

See what our partners are saying

Scholarship America gave us options on how our program could be designed. With their many years of experience, they have pretty much done it all with their various clients. It’s great to have a partner with experience and candor looking out for you.

ezra garrett
Vice President of Community Relations
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)

Wells Fargo strives to open doors for more students. By partnering with Scholarship America, we are able to provide significant, impactful support to those who didn't think they could ever afford college.

Muneera Carr
Chief Accounting Officer
Wells Fargo

Improving youth employability is one of our key imperatives, and there’s no better place to start than with the children of our own employees. Scholarship America is the logical choice of partner for us, since they are the preeminent leader in the education assistance space.