EDISON STATE PARTNERS WITH FASTLANE TO OFFER MANUFACTURING PATHWAY SCHOLARSHIP

The Workforce Development & Work-Based Learning office at Edison State Community College is teaming up with solutions resource partner Fastlane and The Edison Foundation to offer eight $1,000 scholarships to students who will pursue a program at Edison State in a manufacturing pathway or a select pathway that supports manufacturing.

The Manufacturing Pathway Scholarship is open to 2023 high school graduates and Upper Valley Career Center and Edison State students residing in Shelby County. To be considered, students will be committed to manufacturing or manufacturing support employment in Shelby County or the surrounding area.

Recipients must remain continuously enrolled in the approved program for funding to continue term to term.

The scholarship covers only courses that are part of the student’s approved program. Approved program pathways of study include:

• Accounting

• Business Management

• Computer Information Systems

• Electronics Engineering Technology

• Industrial Management

• Interactive Media

• Management

• Mechanical Engineering Technology

In addition to associate degree programs, certaificates or short-term technical certificates in the approved program pathways are also eligible.

One scholarship recipient, Jason Chaney, went on to complete an internship at American Trim in Sidney in engineering/CAD this semester. He will go on to pursue his bachelor's degree at the University of Toledo, but the company wants to keep him on the payroll during summers and school breaks.

"I had him in computer class, and he is a great student and person," said Roger Fulk, workforce success specialist at Edison.

Fulk said he hopes to grow the scholarship beyond $8,000 next year.

"We are excited for this scholarship opportunity," he said.

While completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is not required, it is recommended as the scholarship can be awarded in conjunction with federal need-based financial aid. The scholarship can be used for tuition and fees, as well as books, supplies, and other college fees.

Edison is also offering a gas card program that provides students completing internships and doing clinicals a $50 gas card to assist with transportation expenses.