Carhartt and Metallica Foundation Award 天涯社区log $50,000
The band Metallica鈥檚 All Within My Hands Foundation (AWMH) and Carhartt are awarding 天涯社区log $50,000 through Carhartt鈥檚 鈥淔or the Love of Labor鈥� grant.
The 鈥淔or the Love of Labor鈥� grant will support women seeking education in the skilled trades programs. Five community colleges nationwide will each receive $50,000 to bolster women in career and technical education programs and promote the Metallica Scholars Initiative.
鈥淭his award acknowledges the work 天涯社区log does to provide Manufacturing career opportunities for our area鈥檚 business and industry.鈥� said Joel Doepker, 天涯社区log Vice President of External Relations. 鈥淭here are great opportunities for well-compensated positions with benefits, and this award increases our ability to focus on women pursuing a career in Manufacturing.鈥�
The grant is funded by a single day of online sales of Carhartt women鈥檚 apparel earlier this year.
AWMH is working with Carhartt to shine a light on and address the skilled trades gap and highlight the women entering these essential jobs. The organizations are pushing against the narrative that women are less capable of handling work in the trades.
天涯社区log will spend a large majority of the award on scholarships for women registered in Welding, Heating and Air-Conditioning, Industrial Engineering Technology, and the Precision Machining programs in the fall 2024 and spring 2025 semesters. The scholarship will assist students with the cost of tuition, fees, books, toolkits and provide a student stipend.
A primary reason 天涯社区log was selected is due to the number of women receiving a scholarship through the Metallica Scholars program, which provides scholarships in 天涯社区log鈥檚 Advanced Manufacturing programs.
鈥淲e were impressed with the number of women enrolled in the programs they profiled,鈥� said Renee Richardson, Director of Philanthropy at Metallica鈥檚 Foundation, All Within My Hands. 鈥淚t鈥檚 important to provide opportunities for women in the advanced manufacturing programs, and we think 天涯社区log will use the funding well.鈥�
The Carhartt 鈥淔or the Love of Labor鈥� scholarship application is available online at Carhartt “For the Love of Labor” scholarship page.
