TRADESTRONG

05/10/2026

IT’S SCHOLARSHIP TIME!!! The bulk of this year’s awards will be shipping out this week So far we have 44 recipients from 34 schools in 17 states, and more applications trickling in each week.

04/12/2026

There is so much opportunity for anyone willing to work hard!

Many are trading in their white collars for blue.

03/30/2026

Congratulations to Rocco Stephan of Nevada Union High School for being selected to receive a TRADESTRONG AMBU$H Scholarship! WHO’S NEXT? 👀

To recommend a deserving student, go to TRADESTRONG.us and select the AMBU$H tab.


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Congratulations to Rocco Stephan of Nevada Union High School for receiving a TRADESTRONG AMBU$H Scholarship! WHO’S NEXT? 👀 ...

02/16/2026

TRADESTRONG was proud to sponsor the Welding Fabrication Competition earlier this month at the Lincoln High School Ag Farm. It's been exciting to watch this event grow over the past three years. This year's event received participation from 11 schools, with a total of 18 teams entered into the competition. This year, students had the opportunity to observe professional welders execute the assignment before beginning their own. Each team's work was reviewed by certified welding inspectors and industry experts, and a member from each team was interviewed by TRADESTRONG, which was factored into each team's final score. We are always proud to support such an amazing event, and we look forward to doing it again next year.

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Thank you to all of our industry partners for showing up in a big way for 2025, and another big congratulations to our 42 scholarship recipients! We’re looking forward to doing it all again in 2026.

11/18/2025

Pictures from a recent outreach at one of our local high schools. We were out rustling up a new crop of future tradesmen and women to support on their pathway into trade school and the work force.

09/24/2025

I had a special visitor at the table today! Our first gear bag recipient: Drew Brooks, Lincoln High School Class of 2023. He’s almost done with the welding program here at Sierra College and is looking for work. Good luck, Drew!

09/23/2025

Watch for us at the Building & Construction Career Exploration Expo at Sierra College tomorrow from 11:30-1:30.

09/18/2025

mikeroweWorks Foundation CEO Mike Rowe joins 'America's Newsroom' to discuss the reason some Americans are seeking trade work instead of college degrees.Subs...

09/02/2025

2025-2026 Scholarship Applications Now Being Accepted!

TRADESTRONG is now accepting applications from all eligible high school seniors in the United States. Selected students who meet the proper criteria will receive a $2,500 scholarship to apply towards an approved construction-related trade school program. Help us make a positive impact on the futures of our aspiring young tradesmen and women and support the industry that we rely on so heavily to keep our country in working order by spreading the word.

09/02/2025

Congratulations to Our 2025 Petaluma High School Recipient!

Trevor Dunn
(Welding / Butte College)
TRADESTRONG - Clark Construction Scholarship
$2,500

Thank you to our Petaluma High School scholarship sponsor: Clark Construction.