[BFET] FW: [Dirfinaid] WSOS

Thu May 23 08:29:30 PDT 2019

Good Morning BFET Team!

Below is the information for the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship. Applications are now open. Please forward this opportunity on to your students!

This is an additional source of leveraging for BFET that you can include in your FFY20 BFET Budget Workbook and grant application.

Please let us know if you have any questions,

Respectfully,

[Compass]Jennifer Dellinger
Program Administrator
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Email: jdellinger at sbctc.edu<mailto:jdellinger at sbctc.edu> ∙ Office: 360.704.3925

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Subject: [Dirfinaid] WSOS

Hi everyone,

The Washington State Opportunity Scholarship has just opened a new scholarship, specifically for students at Washington’s community and technical colleges. The Career and Technical Scholarship was created to help fill trade, health care and STEM workforce shortages around our state. The scholarship provides $1,500 in flexible scholarship funding that can be used to cover students’ full cost of attendance. Students can use these funds to pursue an associate's degree, certificate or apprenticeship that prepare them for a career in a high-demand trade, health care or STEM career.

WSOS will select 550 CTS recipients for the 2019 - 20 academic year. Students may apply for the scholarship in the fall, winter and spring quarters.Fall 2019 applications are due by July 12, 2019 at 11:59 p.m<x-apple-data-detectors://1>.<x-apple-data-detectors://1> The application will open again in November 2019 and February 2020 for students enrolling in winter and spring quarters.

To be eligible, students must:

  *   Enroll at an eligible Washington state community or technical college in fall 2019.
  *   Enroll in an eligible certificate, apprenticeship or associate’s degree program leading to a high-demand trade, health care or STEM occupation.
  *   Obtain a Washington state high school diploma or GED.
  *   Have a total family income that does not exceed 125% of the Washington state median family income.

If you’d like to learn more about the scholarship, WSOS is offering a "Train the Trainer" webinar at 11 am on May 28.<x-apple-data-detectors://2> They will provide an overview of the scholarship and show participants how to navigate the scholarship application portal and the promotional toolkit. Register here<https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_y-1ckHKpRYa9pwCg42tKvQ>.

Please visit the WSOS website<https://www.waopportunityscholarship.org/> for more details, including the final list of eligible programs (CTS Applicants page<https://www.waopportunityscholarship.org/students/applicants/cts/>) for each school and a special page for financial aid staff (College Partners page<https://www.waopportunityscholarship.org/college-partners/>) . Still have questions? Contactawards at waopportunityscholarship.org<mailto:awards at waopportunityscholarship.org>.

WSOS wants to make sure students from every single community and technical college receive this scholarship. To help make this possible, it would like your help promoting the Career and Technical Scholarship to students who have enrolled in an eligible program at your school and will be attending college in the fall. It has offered a sample message you can send to applicable students, which you can find below.

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Dear [STUDENT NAME],

The Washington State Opportunity Scholarship (WSOS) provides scholarships of up to $1,500 per quarter and support services to students attending [YOUR COLLEGE]. Opportunity Scholarship funds are flexible and can be used to cover tuition, fees and other costs of attendance such as living expenses, food and more. Based on the program you have enrolled in, you may be eligible for the WSOS Career and Technical Scholarship. This year WSOS will select 550 scholars from across Washington for this scholarship.

To be eligible for the Career and Technical Scholarship you must:

  *   Enroll at an eligible Washington state community or technical college in fall 2019
  *   Enroll in an eligible certificate, apprenticeship or associate’s degree program leading to a high-demand trade, health care or STEM occupation
  *   Have a total family income that does not exceed 125% of the Washington state median family income<https://www.waopportunityscholarship.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/2019-WSOS-Eligible-Household-Income.doc>
  *   Be a Washington state resident and have earned your high school credential in Washington

Interested in learning more? Visit the WSOS website<http://www.waopportunityscholarship.org/> to learn more and apply.

Don’t wait! The application deadline to receive funding this fall is July 12, 2019 at 11:59 pm<x-apple-data-detectors://5>. If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contactawards at waopportunityscholarship.org<mailto:awards at waopportunityscholarship.org>.

Best of luck!

Sincerely,
[YOUR NAME]

STEVE WALKER
Awards Administration Director
Pronouns: He / Him / His
[WSOS Signature - PNG]
1414 31<x-apple-data-detectors://8>st<x-apple-data-detectors://8> Avenue South, Ste. 302, Seattle, WA 9814<x-apple-data-detectors://8>4<x-apple-data-detectors://8> |  waopportunityscholarship.org<http://www.waopportunityscholarship.org/>

Ruben Flores, MS (Vet)
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Policy Associate, Student Services
1300 Quince St SE, PO Box 42495<x-apple-data-detectors://2/1>
Olympia, WA 98504-2495<x-apple-data-detectors://2/1>
rflores at sbctc.edu<mailto:rflores at sbctc.edu>
O: 360-704-3929<tel:360-704-3929>
C: 501-276-5083<tel:501-276-5083>

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