IDEAL Opportunity Scholarship

The IDEAL Opportunity Scholarship aims to increase access to education and make a degree from Blackhawk Technical College possible for an individual from a historically underrepresented group who faces financial barriers to post-secondary education.

Funded by the Blackhawk Technical College Foundation, the IDEAL Opportunity Scholarship recipients will receive funds to cover tuition, fees and required materials as well as a cost-of-living stipend.

Recipients also will be engaged with a paid internship within their related field of study and receive support from a college faculty mentor.

Eligibility

• An individual from a historically underrepresented group
• Facing financial barriers
• May be a first-generation college student

Enrolled at Blackhawk in one of the following programs:

• Automated Systems Technology
• Criminal Justice Studies
• Electro-Mechanical Technology
• Industrial Maintenance Mechanic