The Adult Students in Scholastic Transition (ASIST) Scholarship Program helps provide financial support to adult students in a variety of transitional situations looking to improve their situation through educational opportunities. EWI believes that the ASIST Program will positively impact the personal life, employment, family, and community of the applicant. EWI of Milwaukee partners with educational providers and social services agencies to identify potential candidates.
Scholarship Awards for the Milwaukee Chapter of EWI range between $1,000 and $3000.
EWI of Milwaukee opens its competition in alternating years during January/February to all adult learners in the eight-county Southeastern Wisconsin area served by EWI of Milwaukee including Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha, Walworth, Waukesha, Washington, Ozaukee, and Sheboygan counties.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The ASIST Scholarship is a non-discriminatory, educational scholarship program for the benefit of nontraditional students pursuing an associates, bachelor or master’s degree, or a technical/professional certificate. These include persons who are:
Past high school age and who are entering a college, university, or trade school and/or the workforce for the first time
Non-traditional students already enrolled in a college, university, or trade school program
Re-training due to changes in the workplace
Otherwise are not the traditional college, university, or trade school, recently finished with high school
In addition to the Chapter ASIST, there are corporate awards (payable in USD) given annually. Corporate candidates are selected from first place Chapter winners.
Awards are provided for the recipients’ education and related expenses to aid them in obtaining the necessary educational skills to help achieve career goals and objectives. Related expenses include tuition, books, lab fees and mandatory fees from schools. Not included are such things as rent, utility payments, travel expense, repayment of student loans or remaining balances payable to recipient. Checks for Chapter and Corporate scholarship awards are paid directly to the respective college, university or trade school. Scholarship awards are valid for one year from date granted and must be paid within one year of being awarded. Unclaimed awards will be returned to the Chapter or Corporate B/C/DP accounts for redistribution.
Click here for the 2024 ASIST Scholarship Application.
Submission deadline is Monday, March 25, 2024 at 11:59 pm
See information (photos, judges, winners, speakers, scholarship guidelines etc.) about our 2022 ASIST program below:
2022 ASIST Judges
Gayla Jenkins (UWM) & Dr. Sadique Isahaku (MATC)
2022 ASIST Guest Speaker
Dr. Naydeen Gonzalez-De Jesus (MATC)
2022 ASIST Winners
Elizabeth Gramz ( MATC)
Andrea Stein (UW-Milwaukee)
Justice Grau (UW-Milwaukee)
