Scholarship

It is the desire of the WETC to offer support in the form of a scholarship made available to members and their immediate family who wish to further their education through secondary and post-secondary schooling.  Knowledge in any field is key to the future, not only in the electrical trade, but also in the broad range of fields available to our young people today.

Each year, the Board of Directors of the WETC allots an amount from the general treasury to be awarded as a fixed number of non-renewable scholarships. Currently the WETC offers two scholarship opportunities:

1. A General Education Scholarship award that is open to the dependent child or grandchild of a sponsorwho is a current member of the Wisconsin Electrical Trades Council, Inc. or is employed by a current member of the Wisconsin Electrical Trades Council, Inc. in the year in which the scholarship application is filed. The sponsor must be employed or directly involved in the electrical trade or industry.

2. An Electro-Mechanical, Electrical or Lineman's (EMELS) Scholarship award that is awarded to anyone who is entering a college or technical school program for purposes of obtaining a degree or certificate of completion for employment in the electro-mechanical, electrical engineering or lineman's field. The EMELS Scholarship does not recognize participation in an employer or employee paid or reimbursed apprenticeship program as meeting the criteria of this scholarship.

General Requirements for scholarship application:

1. Must be a high school senior or an undergraduate college or technical school student.

2. Plans to be a full-time student for the upcoming school year in an undergraduate degree program by an accredited college or university, or enrolled in a vocational or technical school.

3. For the purposes of the General scholarship the applicant must be a dependent child or grandchild of a sponsor who is a current member of the Wisconsin Electrical Trades Council, Inc. or is employed by a current member of the Wisconsin Electrical Trades Council, Inc. in the year in which the scholarship application is filed. The sponsor must be employed or directly involved in the electrical trade or industry.

The application process begins on January 1^st of each year.  Application and evaluation forms are available for printing from our website or by mail from the WETC office.  All application and evaluation forms must be mailed or hand delivered to the WETC office - no faxed or e-mailed applications or forms will be accepted. All items relative to the application for a scholarship must be postmarked by April 15^th to be considered for an award. 

For more information you may contact the WETC offices at  (608) 464-3582 or (877) 836-WETC.  Contact us by e-mail at office@wielectrictrades.com

At the WETC Fall Board of Directors meeting held in October the scholarship awards for the 2024-25 academic year were set as follows:

The General Education Scholarship amount was set at $750 with a total of four scholarships to be awarded. 

The EMELS Scholarship amount was set at $1,500 with one scholarship to be awarded.  

Click here for a 2024 General Education Scholarship Application

Click here for a 2024 EMELS Scholarship Application

2023 General Education Scholarship Award Recipients

Abigail Pritchett - Algonquin, IL

Braden Mork - Rhinelander, WI

Caylee Fry - Loganville, WI

Katie Gearing - Osseo, WI

Lilly Geary - Viola, WI

2023 EMELS Scholarship Award Recipient

Ethan Burmeister - Galesville, WI