Atlanta-based home improvement retailer The Home Depot has announced $1 million in funding for its 2010 Pro Trade Scholarship Program, more than tripling a $300,000 scholarship fund established in 2009 to support students attending professional building and construction trade schools.
This year’s program will not only support individual students, but also the schools they attend. Specifically, $1,000 scholarships will be available to 500 trade school students to help them offset the cost of tuition, books, and tools for their chosen trade. The schools of the scholarship recipients will receive additional funds for classroom tools through matching gifts of $1,000 for each scholarship awarded to one or more of their students.
Scholarship applications, in English and Spanish, will be accepted here through April 30. The program is open to students nationwide who are currently enrolled in a building and construction trade school program at a vocational/technical school, college, or university. Winners will be selected based on a combination of academic performance, leadership and work experience.–Jennifer Goodman
