Philip James Shwaiko Memorial Scholarship Application

PURPOSE
In cooperation with the Education Foundation of Kenosha, the Shwaiko  family  is sponsoring a $1,500 one-time scholarship to provide financial assistance to a Kenosha Unified School District student graduating this year who is preparing for a career in a trades field, i.e. Welding; Building Trades; Machining Trades; Diesel Equipment Mechanic; Refrigeration, Air Conditioning & Heating Trades; etc. The scholarship may be used only at an accredited institution of higher education located in the United States of America.

Philip James Shwaiko attended KUSD schools and ultimately graduated from Bradford High School. He went on to attend Gateway Technical College and received his Associate’s Degree in Welding. Once getting his degree, Philip worked and traveled with Michels Corporation. At the very young age of 22, Philip tragically lost his life while spending time with his niece at Silver Lake. One of the many highlights in Philip’s life was obtaining his degree in the welding trade; therefore, the Shwaiko family created this scholarship to help make that accomplishment possible for another young adult.

ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must be graduating from a Kenosha Unified high school. Interested students must be academically capable, preparing for a career and education in a trades field, provide evidence of college acceptance, and be a U.S. citizen.  Payment of scholarship will be made to university/college after one completed semester. Students must provide transcripts upon completion of first semester.

FINANCIAL DATA
The scholarship award amount is one-time $1,500 scholarship.  The award is to be used for tuition, fees, and college residential costs and will be issued to the college or university at which the recipient is enrolled.  Payment of scholarship will be made to university/college after one completed semester.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Complete this application and submit by March 15th.

Complete all required fields in the form below and click “Submit” to complete the scholarship application. Note: you are required to submit a copy of your current high school transcript. If you have difficulty uploading a file to this form, please email your transcript to ssalmon@kusd.edu with the subject line “NAME’s High School Transcript for Scholarship Application.”