The Women of Today's Manufacturing assists area residents in advancing their careers in the manufacturing field through scholarships and through the Manufacturing Camp for young people.
Currently we have three scholarship programs:
TECHWORKS Manufacturing Camps
WOTM Manufacturing Scholarship
Fund
Member Education Expense Reimbursement
WOTM
partners with TECHWORKS to offer a manufacturing camp for
young women and men entering 8th, 9th and 10th grades. Students learn
about how the manufacturing world contributes to their surroundings and
the opportunities that exist for careers.
The week long Camp, offered at a minimal charge to the students, provides attendees
an opportunity to learn about manufacturing through educational presentations,
plant visits and actual hands-on activities. Participants are taught how
to operate various machines and software programs and actually produce
a product by the end of the camp.
The Manufacturing Camp is highly supported through time, money and energy,
by many WOTM manufacturers, regional organizations and politicians.
Visit our TECHWORKS page
for more information
and a slidewhow from our previous camps.
WOTM Manufacturing Scholarship Fund
WOTM also maintains a scholarship fund for area residents seeking to begin or advance a career in the manufacturing field. To be considered for this scholarship, the applicant:
- must be a female or male high school senior, junior college student, four-year college student, graduate school student, or adult returning to school, and may be a full-time or part-time student.
- will attend a four-year college or university, junior college, trade or technical school or draduate school.
- be a U.S. Citizen and be a resident of Ogle, Winnebago, Boone or Stephenson County in Illinois or Rock County in Wisconsin.
- will demonstrate how their coursework will have the ability to impact manufacturing technology in the region, and will indicate how their educational goals will promote growth of the manufacturing arena in their region, and will indicate how their educational goals will promote growth of the manufacturing arena in their personal essay.
Scholarship endowments are managed and
administered through the
Member Education Expense Reimbursement
One goal set by Women of Today’s Manufacturing is to encourage current WOTM members in good standing to better themselves and further develop their education, skills and abilities in relation to the manufacturing industry. To advance this goal, WOTM will reimburse Members for educational expenses, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Educational Expense Reimbursement Program Guidelines. Below is a summary of those terms and conditions. Please request a copy of the actual Member Education Expense Reimbursement Program Guideline Terms and Conditions for complete requirements.
- Good Standing: Members must be in good standing at the time of attendance of the course/seminar, at the time application for reimbursement is made, and at the time of reimbursement. A member in "Good Standing" is defined as having been a member for one year and attended a minimum of three meetings, events or seminars sponsored by WOTM in a calendar year;
- Proof of Attendance/Payment: Members must provide proof of attendance (certificate of completion, etc.), as well as proof of payment (cancelled check, etc.) to the WOTM Treasurer or Scholarship Committee Chairman, in person or by mail;
- Type of Course/Class/Seminar/Workshop: Any course or class at an accredited secondary educational institution, workshop or seminar that is primarily and directly applicable to the manufacturing industry may qualify for reimbursement subject to the discretion of the Scholarship Committee;
- Paid by Member: Expenditures made toward any course/class/seminar or workshop will not be eligible for reimbursement from WOTM if the expenditures are made by a company or entity other than the Member, or are otherwise eligible for reimbursement from another source;
- Amount of Reimbursement: Each member is eligible for a maximum reimbursement of $250.00 per semester, and $500.00 per calendar year.
Annual fundraising events such as the Golf Playday and Silent Auction provide a financial base supporting the Scholarship Funds and the Manufacturing Camps.
If you have any questions on our scholarship programs, please contact:
Melissa Alton
815-247-8183
malton@aeroinc.netIf you would like to make a donation to the scholarship programs, you may do so via Paypal.
All donations are tax deductible.