Scholarships

2025 Scholarships

Wisconsin has 4 scholarships avaliable for the 2025 year. We have 2 Women and 2 BIPOC Scholarships avaliable.

USA Weightlifting in partnership with the Weightlifting State Organizations (WSO) offers a limited number of tuition scholarships to qualified BIPOC or Female coaches to attend either the Level 1 or Level 2 Coach Certification courses. The scholarship covers the tuition cost of the certifications as well as one year of USAW membership (For non-members). Any travel-related or non-tuition expenses are not covered.

Applications are open Feb 25,2025 - March 15,2025.

**Eligibility ** Recipients must be US citizens, at least 17 years old, and identify as a Female or a member of the BIPOC community.

Selection Criteria: These scholarships are awarded on the basis of the following criteria.

• Applicants must meet all requirements, deadlines, and complete the scholarship application.
• Applicants who are or plan to work with underserved populations in a weightlifting or sport capacity are preferred.
• Applicants with less than 5 years of coaching experience are preferred.
• Applicants with experience in the sport of weightlifting as an athlete or as a coach are preferred.
• Applicants with high levels of coaching success, social impact through sport, and/or academic achievement in sport are preferred.

Please compete the following application and submit to education@usaweightlifting.org with “USAW Coach Education Scholarship Program- WSO Name” as the subject. For questions related to the scholarship or your application, please contact us at education@usaweightlifting.org .