American Legion Department of Michigan Skilled Trades Scholarship

Eligibility

• Be a Michigan resident.
• Be approximately 17 to 21 years old.
• Pursue a career in an eligible skilled-trades field.
• Pursue qualifying post-high-school trades training, an apprenticeship, or an eligible two-year college program.
• Eligible career areas include construction and building trades, automotive, advanced manufacturing, energy, and related skilled-trades fields.
• Applicants with a veteran family connection may receive preference, but veteran descent is not required to apply.

Requirements

• Complete the American Legion Department of Michigan Skilled Trades Scholarship application.
• Provide information about your skilled-trades education, training, apprenticeship, or employment pathway.
• Complete all written responses required by the current application.
• Provide all supporting documentation requested by the scholarship committee.
• Submit the complete application by April 23, 2027.

How to Apply

1. 1Confirm that you meet the Michigan residency and age requirements.
2. 2Identify your qualifying skilled-trades career pathway.
3. 3Complete the American Legion Department of Michigan Skilled Trades Scholarship application.
4. 4Explain your career goals and the education, training, or apprenticeship pathway you plan to follow.
5. 5Describe how scholarship funding would help you enter or advance in your chosen trade.
6. 6Provide any requested supporting documentation.
7. 7Submit the completed application by April 23, 2027.
8. 8If selected, maintain qualifying enrollment, training, apprenticeship participation, or employment to receive second-year funding.