Powering Trades

• Applications will be accepted beginning January 1, 2023.
• The deadline to apply is April 15, 2023.
• Once decisions are made, the application status will be changed from “submitted” to either “awarded” or “denied” in summer 2023. Applicants can view their status by logging in to their Scholarship Central account.

To be eligible, the applicant must:

• Be a graduating high school senior, have graduated high school, or have earned a high school equivalency diploma (GED, HiSET, TASC)
• Plan to enroll full time in a nonprofit community college, technical school, trade school, vocational school or apprenticeship program in the United States of America
• Intend to complete an associate degree, pre-apprenticeship, apprenticeship, or certificate program leading to work in the construction trades (such as carpentry, construction management, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, pipefitting, sheet metal, welding, telcom, etc.)
• Have achieved a minimum grade point average (G.P.A.) of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, 456 on the GED, or 60 on the HiSET (at least an 8 on each subtest) or equivalent scores on a state-sanctioned test
• Demonstrate financial need

Family members of Graybar employees, customers and suppliers are welcome to apply, but will receive no preferential treatment in the selection process.

The scholarship awards up to $1,000 per year. It may be renewed for a second year, for a total of up to $2,000. Graybar will provide up to 50 scholarships.

The Graybar Construction Trades Scholarship program is administered by the St. Louis Community Foundation. Eligibility, financial need, award recipients and award amount will be determined by the St. Louis Community Foundation. Graybar is not involved in selecting recipients.

Contact scholarships@stlgives.org or Ellen Vietor, Scholarship Manager, at St. Louis Community Foundation at 314.880.4960.

Step 1: If you do not already have an account, sign up on Scholarship Central.

• Click the “Sign Up” button in the top right corner of Scholarship Central: https://stlouisgraduates.academicworks.com/opportunities/4343 
• Enter a valid e-mail address and password to create a secure user profile that will allow you to complete the general application.
• The system will send you an e-mail with a link to confirm your account and password. You must click on that link before you can proceed.

Step 2. Complete your General Application.

• The General Application is your profile. The information entered here can be used for all scholarships that are administered through Scholarship Central.
• You must upload your most current transcript to complete this portion of the application. If you need help with this, please e-mail support@myscholarshipcentral.org.

Step 3. Apply for the Graybar Construction Trades Scholarship

After completing your General Application, click on “opportunities” then “recommended” and look for the program application. Click the orange “apply” button, answer the additional questions and click “submit” on the bottom right of the page.

If you already have a Scholarship Central account, log in, update your profile (if necessary) and complete your application for the Graybar Construction Trades Scholarship.

Yes. While the scholarship is managed by the St. Louis Community Foundation and many of the schools on the application form are based in the St. Louis area, the scholarship is open for eligible students across the United States.