The Trades Hub Wallin Scholars program supports lower-income students who seek trades and manufacturing careers requiring a technical education. Trades Hub Wallin Scholars are provided with tuition aid in pursuit of two-year Associate’s degrees while also working part time for an employer who has a full-time position waiting for them once they graduate.
Trades Hub Wallin Scholars will begin school in the fall of 2021 at a technical school and in a particular degree program specified in the job posting. These positions are posted on the Trades Hub job board and may be discovered by typing "Wallin" into the right search bar. (The current list of Trades Hub Wallin Scholar positions may be seen here.)
To be considered for a Trades Hub Wallin Scholar position in partnership with our Trades Ambassador companies, you may attend ANY high school in the metro area, you should have a minimum GPA of 2.0, and you should have a maximum household income level of $75,000.
To be considered for the broader Wallin Education Partners program called Opportunity Pathway, students must currently attend one of the high schools listed at the bottom of this document. Opportunity Pathway students may pursue a broader range of potential careers than those available through the Trades Hub Wallin Scholar position. Please see the Opportunity Pathway site for more information.
A highly effective and nationally-recognized program, Wallin Education Partners enables college and career success for lower-income Minnesota students through scholarships, comprehensive advising support, and collaboration with educational, business, and philanthropic partners. Wallin’s vision is to create a diverse, ever-expanding community of scholars and educated citizens with the skills, leadership, and dedication to build a stronger tomorrow.
The program includes:
To find all available Trades Hub Wallin Scholar positions, please select this link (or go to the Trades Hub job board and hit Search Now after entering “Wallin” in the search box).
For each Trades Hub Wallin Scholar position posted on the job board, there will be two parts to the application specified in the Application Information section:
In addition, the student will need to apply to one or more of the approved technical schools for programs beginning in the fall of 2021.
March 1
Application opens for Trades Hub Wallin Scholars
April 1
Applications will be reviewed by Wallin Education Partners starting on this date and continuing on a rolling basis. Students accepted by Wallin Education Partners will then be considered by the companies to whom they have submitted applications for the various Trades Hub Wallin Scholar positions. Companies will be notified when a student is accepted by Wallin Education Partners into their program and the student will then be interviewed by the company for the open position.
July 17
Applications will no longer be considered by Wallin Education Partners after this date. Students, however, may continue to apply directly to companies for any open positions and seek to obtain scholarship assistance through traditional channels.
For Trades Hub Wallin Scholar positions, students from ANY metro area high school may apply.
Eligible high schools for 2020-2021 for the broader Opportunity Pathways program at Wallin include:
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