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Announcing our first POTC scholarship!

Read this article about our POTC scholarship from mennoniteusa.org

For many students, military enlistment can feel like one of the few affordable paths to higher education. But for Connor Kouterick, a freshman at West Virginia University, another path emerged.

Through the Peaceful Futures Scholarship from Peaceful Options for Training and Careers (POTC), Kouterick found financial support that allowed him to pursue college without military enlistment. The scholarship offers students considering alternatives to military service a way to pursue education and careers rooted in peace.

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Peaceful Futures Scholarship

Announcing Our 2026 Future Scholarship Award

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$10,000 to help you build a future that makes a difference

Are you ready to take your next step after high school — college, trade school, or job training — and want to build your future to make the world a better place?

Peaceful Options for Training & Careers (POTC) is offering the Peaceful Futures Scholarship to help you build your career, solve problems and work for positive change in your community.

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What You Get

  • $10,000 total
  • $5,000 per academic year for two years
  • Can be used for:
    • Trade or vocational school
    • Job training or certification programs
    • College or university

Who Can Apply

If your path helps people solve technical problems, strengthens communities, or builds just and peaceful change, this scholarship is for you.

(Because of our focus on nonviolent peace-building, this scholarship is not available for military or police academy programs.)

Important Dates

  • Apply between: December 1, 2026- February 28, 2027
  • Interviews: March, 2027
  • Funding Begins: Fall, 2027

What We’re Looking For

We want to know:

  • What kind of future you are dreaming about
  • What matters to you
  • How you want to make a difference’

 

This scholarship is available for U.S. residents only. Because of our focus on nonviolent peace-building, this scholarship is not available for military or police academy programs.

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