Aerotek Fall 2025 "Make Your Mark 4" Scholarship

SkillsUSA has partnered with Aerotek to provide the “Make Your Mark” scholarships. The “Make Your Mark” scholarship program supports the SkillsUSA Career Model and expands the talent pipeline to remove barriers of entry to education and training. Aerotek’s intention is to develop the pipeline of future skilled trades leaders and improve economic outcomes for SkillsUSA members.

Scholarship Details

• Applicant must be a high school senior or a current or enrolling college/postsecondary student who is expecting a tuition bill or who has documented direct educational costs for the Fall 2025 academic term (tools, PPE, on-campus or housing bill).

• Applicants must be registered and paid members of SkillsUSA for the 2024-2025 school year.

• Applicants must NOT be former Make Your Mark scholarship recipients.

• Applicants must be planning to enroll in one of the following programs for Fall 2025:

  • Community college

  • Technical college

  • Certificate program

  • Apprenticeship program

• Applicants must be continuing their education/training in one of these pathways:

  • Construction

  • Manufacturing

  • Transportation, Distribution and Logistics

  • Telecommunications Cabling

  • Electronics Technology or Industrial Engineering Technology

• If selected to receive a scholarship award, recipients must submit a “Scholarship Acceptance Form” by the deadline of September 30, 2025 that includes:

  • Agreement to scholarship terms and conditions

  • Official documentation that verifies the recipient’s request for aid (official tuition bill, on-campus housing bill, cost of attendance statement).

  • A written or video-recorded message of thanks to the scholarship sponsor, Aerotek

Based on the estimated costs of the educational program and experience documented on the application, students will be eligible for a one-time award up to $5,000 for FALL 2025 ONLY.

Policies and Exclusions:

• Applicants must NOT be a former Make Your Mark scholarship recipients.

• The SkillsUSA-Aerotek “Make Your Mark” Scholarship cannot be awarded to support completion of a 4-year bachelor’s degree program or master’s degree program.

• Applicant must be a high school senior or a current or enrolling college/postsecondary student who is expecting a tuition bill or who has documented direct educational costs for the Fall 2025 academic term ONLY (tools, PPE, on-campus or housing bill) for the SkillsUSA-Aerotek “Make Your Mark” Scholarship to be paid out the student’s postsecondary institution.

• Applicants must be registered and paid members of SkillsUSA for the 2024-2025 school year.

• Completion of this application and/or eligibility does not guarantee selection.

• SkillsUSA-Aerotek may rescind a scholarship if:

  • A recipient does not respond to communications from SkillsUSA/Aerotek.

  • A recipient fails to submit the Scholarship Acceptance Form by the required deadline.

  • A recipient uploads incomplete or unsatisfactory documentation as part of the Scholarship Acceptance Form.

  • SkillsUSA-Aerotek finds that the recipient’s tuition and other eligible educational expenses for SPRING 2025 have already been paid in full via other sources.