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The WATDA Foundation will begin accepting applications for the 2025 school year in October 2024 with a deadline of January 15, 2025
Scholarship Announcement
The WATDA Foundation is the charitable 501(c)(3) branch of the Wisconsin Automobile & Truck Dealers Association. We operate solely on donations that are contributed primarily through our WATDA members (new & used, car, truck, RV, and motorcycle). The Foundation’s mission is to recruit future technicians for our dealer members and assist them with tuition, Snap-on Tools, and employment assistance for a rewarding career in the transportation industry.
The WATDA Foundation annually awards 70 to 100 scholarships to students attending Wisconsin Technical Colleges for:
The WATDA Foundation annually awards 70 to 100 scholarships to students attending Wisconsin Technical Colleges for:
Automotive
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Auto Collision
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Diesel*
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Motorcycle
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*FABCO, Ag and Heavy Equipment are not eligible programs.
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Eligible applicants are:
High school graduates or graduating in the spring of the year they will be starting technical college. Current technical college students that are in the first year of a two-year program. Currently working or committed to work in a member dealership. Have a valid driver’s license with a good driving record. Application window opens in October with a January 15th, 2025 deadline. Scholarships are awarded from May to August. |
Left: Brent Kindred, Foundation VP, Governor Tony Evers, Mark Adams, Foundation Board Chair
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Required Application Forms
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Completed Application Includes:
The evaluation forms may not be completed by the same person.
High School Students graduating in the spring of 2025:
Current technical college students with an anticipated graduation date no sooner than the spring of 2026:
- Online Application Form.
- Online Technical Skills Evaluation submitted by the applicant’s transportation instructor, employer or mentor.
- Online Personal submitted by someone that knows the applicant personally such as a teacher, counselor, coach, local auto or truck dealer, minister or priest, employer, neighbor or adult family friend.
- ACT Test Scores
The evaluation forms may not be completed by the same person.
High School Students graduating in the spring of 2025:
- High School Transcripts : If your school does not use a 4.0 scale, please have your counselor convert your GPA to a 4.0 scale before submitting.
- If you are concurrently attending technical college, please submit those transcripts at the conclusion of the fall semester.
Current technical college students with an anticipated graduation date no sooner than the spring of 2026:
- Provide your current technical college transcripts at the conclusion of the fall semester.
Application File must be completed by January 15th, 2025 |
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No FAFSA or income information is required to apply for this scholarship. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Be sure to keep copies for your records.
Questions concerning this process can be directed to Julie Olson, Program Director at (608) 251-4631 or emailed to [email protected]
Questions concerning this process can be directed to Julie Olson, Program Director at (608) 251-4631 or emailed to [email protected]
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Supporting documents please click here.
Fax: 608-251-4379 Mail: Foundation of WATDA, 150 East Gilman St. Suite A100 Madison, WI 53703-1441 Website: Technical Skills and Personal Evaluations |
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Scholarships will be awarded in the spring and summer of 2025 with funding to begin with the 2025 fall semester.
Scholarship recipients must be full time students attending a Wisconsin Technical College. WATDA Foundation awards are $750.00 per semester for up to four semesters for a total possible award of $3,000.
Scholarship recipients must be full time students attending a Wisconsin Technical College. WATDA Foundation awards are $750.00 per semester for up to four semesters for a total possible award of $3,000.
The deadline for applications and supporting documents to be submitted is January 15th, 2025.
Thank you for your assistance in promoting our scholarships in Wisconsin.
We have awarded over 2,300 scholarships since we established this program.
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Thank you to our Scholarship Program Supporters:
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Frank & Helen Burany Family Trust
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The Foundation of the Wisconsin Automobile & Truck Dealers Association does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or physical, mental, emotional or learning disability.
