Scholarships
2025-26 Scholarship Opportunities:
2026 PA ALF CIO Scholarship
First, second, and third place scholarships are available exclusively to Pennsylvania AFL-CIO affiliated union members and their immediate family members. Scholarships are offered to students in two categories: graduating high school seniors (Class of 2026), and all post-secondary students.
Category 1: Graduating High School Seniors
Recent issues like inflation, AI, and changing labor laws affect the lives of working families. Choose one of these issues and explain its impact on workers in your community. How can labor unions help them respond to these challenges?
Category 2: Post-Secondary Students
Recent trends such as AI in the workplace, major labor strikes,vthe rise of gig work, and shifting labor laws are reshaping work in the United States. Analyze one key trend and assess its short-and long-term impacts on the working class. How should labor unions adapt to protect workers’ rights and economic security in this evolving landscape?
Click here for the scholarship form.
2026 NWPA American Labor Federation Scholarships
The NWPA American Labor Federation is proud to offer four (4) $500 scholarships for the 2026 school year. Applicants must be be a member, dependent, or grandchild of affiliated local union of the NWPA ALF and be enrolled in an accredited degree-granting program at a system of high education for the 2026 school year. See the link below for specific scholarships requirements and application instructions.
Click here for the scholarship forms.
2026 SPCEOA Jack B. Piatt Scholarship
The SPCEO Jack B. Piatt Scholarship Program is open to anyone attending a post-secondary, college, post-graduate, or technical school in the 2026-27 academic year. Applicants must residents of Washington County and be a current employee (or dependent of an employee) of a member organization of the Southpointe CEO Association. All members of the Washington Chamber of Commerce are considered members of the Southpointe CEO Association and eligible to apply. Candidates must apply through the online application portal providing details on their chosen field of study/trade, their service and leadership in their own communities, and how this scholarship will help them give back to Washington County.
Click here for the scholarship form.
2026 Greater Westmoreland County Labor Council Scholarship
The scholarship offers a $1,000 award to a deserving high school senior from a union family with a deadline of May 14, 2026. A son, daughter, stepchild or legally adopted child of an active or retired affiliate member of The Greater Westmoreland County Labor Council. Members must be dues paying and in good standing with their respective unions. The awardee will be a graduating high school senior who will enter college or trade school the school year immediately following graduation. The recipient must provide proof of school acceptance and enrollment to receive the award.ESSAY QUESTION: “What poses the greatest threat to Organized Labor, AI or Greed?
Essay must be 500 words, double spaced on 8x11.5 paper, preferably as a Word document or PDF and void of any identification. Please complete the form on the reverse of this page and submit it with your essay. The deadline for submission is Thursday, May 14, 2026.
Click here for the scholarship form.
Jame R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship
The deadline for application completion is March 2, 2026. Academic scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 and Vocational/Training program scholarships ranging from $500 to $2,000 are available to High School seniors who are the sons/daughters/financial dependents of Teamster members (including members of the BLET, BMWED, TCRC, TCRC-BMW). In 2025, the Fund awarded $1.2 million in scholarships to Teamster children across the U.S. and Canada.
Direct Link to Apply: https://aim.applyists.net/JRHMSF/
Program Key: JRHMSF
Complete Details:
In 1999,,then General President James P. Hoffa established the James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund to provide financial assistance for the children and financial dependents of Teamster members that sought to better themselves through the pursuit of a college degree or a career in a trade. And with current assets of more than $16 million, the organization will continue to do so long into the future.
Over the past 23 years, the JRHMSF has awarded more than $14 million to thousands of deserving candidates who have gone on to pursue successful careers of their choice, unburdened by excessive college or vocational debt.
With more than sufficient funding assured, in 2016, the IBT General Executive Board unanimously voted to have 501(c)(3) JRHMSF exist independent of the union for various practical, legal and tax reasons. The JRHMSF is free to continue its assistance to Teamster children and financial dependents - and only Teamster children and financial dependents - in their quest for a vocational or a college education. Moreover, the JRHMSF selected International Scholarship and Tuition Services, an independent industry expert in educational assistance, to neutrally administer and handle the technical aspects of the annual awards of scholarships fairly and without outside influence.
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As a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, the JRHMSF is subject to annual audits and, as always, its yearly Form 990 filings are available to the public, demonstrating that the JRHMSF transparently and cost-effectively helps Teamster families now and into the future. It is unfortunate that the Notice attacks this transparency without any factual backup. Instead of supporting the JRHMSF's accomplishments for Teamster kids, the IBT has instead decided to create its own scholarship fund The Affiliates and the Teamster members know the JRHMSF comes through for their families, with most locals seeing Scholarship awards flowing to their members' children over the years.
FAQS:
How much are JRHMSF awards?
A. JRHMSF scholarship award amounts range depending on chosen scholarship opportunity. Academic Scholarship awards either a $10,000 award split up over four years at $1,250.00 per semester, or a one-time $1,000.00 award; whereas, Training and Vocational Scholarship awards up to $2,000.00, depending on financial need. See scholarship amount details in the applications.
Do you offer scholarships for prospective Community College Students?
A. Yes. JRHMSF has a scholarship program specifically for community college students. This is our Training/Vocational program. Students can only receive JRHMSF funds if they are attending training or vocational non-baccalaureate programs (Associates programs typically). Jame R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship
Free College Benefit
2026 PA ALF CIO Scholarship
First, second, and third place scholarships are available exclusively to Pennsylvania AFL-CIO affiliated union members and their immediate family members. Scholarships are offered to students in two categories: graduating high school seniors (Class of 2026), and all post-secondary students.
Category 1: Graduating High School Seniors
Recent issues like inflation, AI, and changing labor laws affect the lives of working families. Choose one of these issues and explain its impact on workers in your community. How can labor unions help them respond to these challenges?
Category 2: Post-Secondary Students
Recent trends such as AI in the workplace, major labor strikes,vthe rise of gig work, and shifting labor laws are reshaping work in the United States. Analyze one key trend and assess its short-and long-term impacts on the working class. How should labor unions adapt to protect workers’ rights and economic security in this evolving landscape?
Click here for the scholarship form.
2026 NWPA American Labor Federation Scholarships
The NWPA American Labor Federation is proud to offer four (4) $500 scholarships for the 2026 school year. Applicants must be be a member, dependent, or grandchild of affiliated local union of the NWPA ALF and be enrolled in an accredited degree-granting program at a system of high education for the 2026 school year. See the link below for specific scholarships requirements and application instructions.
Click here for the scholarship forms.
2026 SPCEOA Jack B. Piatt Scholarship
The SPCEO Jack B. Piatt Scholarship Program is open to anyone attending a post-secondary, college, post-graduate, or technical school in the 2026-27 academic year. Applicants must residents of Washington County and be a current employee (or dependent of an employee) of a member organization of the Southpointe CEO Association. All members of the Washington Chamber of Commerce are considered members of the Southpointe CEO Association and eligible to apply. Candidates must apply through the online application portal providing details on their chosen field of study/trade, their service and leadership in their own communities, and how this scholarship will help them give back to Washington County.
Click here for the scholarship form.
2026 Greater Westmoreland County Labor Council Scholarship
The scholarship offers a $1,000 award to a deserving high school senior from a union family with a deadline of May 14, 2026. A son, daughter, stepchild or legally adopted child of an active or retired affiliate member of The Greater Westmoreland County Labor Council. Members must be dues paying and in good standing with their respective unions. The awardee will be a graduating high school senior who will enter college or trade school the school year immediately following graduation. The recipient must provide proof of school acceptance and enrollment to receive the award.ESSAY QUESTION: “What poses the greatest threat to Organized Labor, AI or Greed?
Essay must be 500 words, double spaced on 8x11.5 paper, preferably as a Word document or PDF and void of any identification. Please complete the form on the reverse of this page and submit it with your essay. The deadline for submission is Thursday, May 14, 2026.
Click here for the scholarship form.
Jame R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship
The deadline for application completion is March 2, 2026. Academic scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 and Vocational/Training program scholarships ranging from $500 to $2,000 are available to High School seniors who are the sons/daughters/financial dependents of Teamster members (including members of the BLET, BMWED, TCRC, TCRC-BMW). In 2025, the Fund awarded $1.2 million in scholarships to Teamster children across the U.S. and Canada.
Direct Link to Apply: https://aim.applyists.net/JRHMSF/
Program Key: JRHMSF
Complete Details:
In 1999,,then General President James P. Hoffa established the James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund to provide financial assistance for the children and financial dependents of Teamster members that sought to better themselves through the pursuit of a college degree or a career in a trade. And with current assets of more than $16 million, the organization will continue to do so long into the future.
Over the past 23 years, the JRHMSF has awarded more than $14 million to thousands of deserving candidates who have gone on to pursue successful careers of their choice, unburdened by excessive college or vocational debt.
With more than sufficient funding assured, in 2016, the IBT General Executive Board unanimously voted to have 501(c)(3) JRHMSF exist independent of the union for various practical, legal and tax reasons. The JRHMSF is free to continue its assistance to Teamster children and financial dependents - and only Teamster children and financial dependents - in their quest for a vocational or a college education. Moreover, the JRHMSF selected International Scholarship and Tuition Services, an independent industry expert in educational assistance, to neutrally administer and handle the technical aspects of the annual awards of scholarships fairly and without outside influence.
.
As a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, the JRHMSF is subject to annual audits and, as always, its yearly Form 990 filings are available to the public, demonstrating that the JRHMSF transparently and cost-effectively helps Teamster families now and into the future. It is unfortunate that the Notice attacks this transparency without any factual backup. Instead of supporting the JRHMSF's accomplishments for Teamster kids, the IBT has instead decided to create its own scholarship fund The Affiliates and the Teamster members know the JRHMSF comes through for their families, with most locals seeing Scholarship awards flowing to their members' children over the years.
FAQS:
How much are JRHMSF awards?
A. JRHMSF scholarship award amounts range depending on chosen scholarship opportunity. Academic Scholarship awards either a $10,000 award split up over four years at $1,250.00 per semester, or a one-time $1,000.00 award; whereas, Training and Vocational Scholarship awards up to $2,000.00, depending on financial need. See scholarship amount details in the applications.
Do you offer scholarships for prospective Community College Students?
A. Yes. JRHMSF has a scholarship program specifically for community college students. This is our Training/Vocational program. Students can only receive JRHMSF funds if they are attending training or vocational non-baccalaureate programs (Associates programs typically). Jame R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship
Free College Benefit
