Scholarships
Check back often for updates to scholarship availability. Click each scholarship name to learn more.
Teamster Scholarships
All local and national teamster members can apply for the "International" scholarship awards. Only members of Local 205 can apply for "local union" scholarship awards. Click the links below for details about each scholarship available.
2023 Scholarship Opportunities:
Northwestern Pennsylvania Area Labor Federation Scholarships:
Beaver-Lawrence Cemtral Labor Council 2023 Scholarship: 2 scholarships essay contests for graduating seniors, The Beaver-Lawrence CLC Scholarship: "What is the AFL-CIO and What do they do?" and the Donald McNutt Scholarship: "What impact does buying "American-Made Union-Made" products have on our economy?". Click here to learn more.
Erie-Lawrence Central Labor Council AFL-CIO: Eligible for students who will graduate from high school in 2023. Submission deadline is Friday, April 21, 2023. Entry consists of a 500 word essay and topics include a variety of union related laws and benefits. Click here to learn more.
2023 Anna J. Rickert Memorial Scholarship: One $1,000 scholarship each year is awarded to a high school senior extending his or her education. The applicant must be the child or step child of a union member in good standing from one of the Mercer County, PA Central Labor Council's participating Unions. Click here to learn more.
Jame R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship
The James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund is an independent organization established and registered as a tax-exempt entity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. For the sons, daughters and financial dependents of Teamster members (including the BMWED, BLET, GCC and TCRC). Academic scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 for high school seniors planning to attend a four-year college or university and Training/Vocational program awards of up to $2,000 for use at community colleges and trade schools.
The application process opens on November 30, on www.jrhmsf.org. The website has the complete application procedure and submissions of applications will be due March 1, 2023.
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.
2023 Scholarship Essay Contest
The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Scholarship Essay Content - Scholarships are available exclusively to PA AFL-CIO affiliated union members and their families. The deadline is March 28, 2023 and both High School seniors and post-secondary education students are eligible for scholarships.
2022 Scholarship Opportunities:
2022 Teamsters Local 205 Scholarship
Teamsters Local Union No. 205 is honored to provide one (1) $3,000 scholarship each year to a high school senior who is a dependent of a Local Union Member.
Congratulations to our 2022 Teamsters Local Union No. 205 Scholarship Winner: Daniel Kinzel.
Dan is a recent graduate of Steel Valley High School. While enrolled, he was an Honor Roll student and a member of both the Golf and Basketball teams. Dan will be attending West Virginia University in the Fall to study Landscape Architecture. We wish him the best with all of his future goals and endeavors.
2022 Beaver-Lawrence Central Labor Council
2 scholarship essay contests for graduating seniors; The Beaver-Lawrence Central Labor Council Scholarship and the Donald McNutt Memorial Scholarship.
2022 Anna J. Rickert Memorial Scholarship
Essay based on "What do you think a Union should do for its Members?"
Erie-Crawford Central Labor Council AFL-CIO
Tom Wagner, Theo Sabin Meyer & John "David" Dever Memorial Scholarships Application
Free College Benefit
Other Union Member Scholarships
These scholarships are not affiliated with teamsters but are available to any teamster union member
Teamster Scholarships
All local and national teamster members can apply for the "International" scholarship awards. Only members of Local 205 can apply for "local union" scholarship awards. Click the links below for details about each scholarship available.
2023 Scholarship Opportunities:
Northwestern Pennsylvania Area Labor Federation Scholarships:
Beaver-Lawrence Cemtral Labor Council 2023 Scholarship: 2 scholarships essay contests for graduating seniors, The Beaver-Lawrence CLC Scholarship: "What is the AFL-CIO and What do they do?" and the Donald McNutt Scholarship: "What impact does buying "American-Made Union-Made" products have on our economy?". Click here to learn more.
Erie-Lawrence Central Labor Council AFL-CIO: Eligible for students who will graduate from high school in 2023. Submission deadline is Friday, April 21, 2023. Entry consists of a 500 word essay and topics include a variety of union related laws and benefits. Click here to learn more.
2023 Anna J. Rickert Memorial Scholarship: One $1,000 scholarship each year is awarded to a high school senior extending his or her education. The applicant must be the child or step child of a union member in good standing from one of the Mercer County, PA Central Labor Council's participating Unions. Click here to learn more.
Jame R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship
The James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund is an independent organization established and registered as a tax-exempt entity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. For the sons, daughters and financial dependents of Teamster members (including the BMWED, BLET, GCC and TCRC). Academic scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 for high school seniors planning to attend a four-year college or university and Training/Vocational program awards of up to $2,000 for use at community colleges and trade schools.
The application process opens on November 30, on www.jrhmsf.org. The website has the complete application procedure and submissions of applications will be due March 1, 2023.
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.
2023 Scholarship Essay Contest
The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Scholarship Essay Content - Scholarships are available exclusively to PA AFL-CIO affiliated union members and their families. The deadline is March 28, 2023 and both High School seniors and post-secondary education students are eligible for scholarships.
2022 Scholarship Opportunities:
2022 Teamsters Local 205 Scholarship
Teamsters Local Union No. 205 is honored to provide one (1) $3,000 scholarship each year to a high school senior who is a dependent of a Local Union Member.
Congratulations to our 2022 Teamsters Local Union No. 205 Scholarship Winner: Daniel Kinzel.
Dan is a recent graduate of Steel Valley High School. While enrolled, he was an Honor Roll student and a member of both the Golf and Basketball teams. Dan will be attending West Virginia University in the Fall to study Landscape Architecture. We wish him the best with all of his future goals and endeavors.
2022 Beaver-Lawrence Central Labor Council
2 scholarship essay contests for graduating seniors; The Beaver-Lawrence Central Labor Council Scholarship and the Donald McNutt Memorial Scholarship.
2022 Anna J. Rickert Memorial Scholarship
Essay based on "What do you think a Union should do for its Members?"
Erie-Crawford Central Labor Council AFL-CIO
Tom Wagner, Theo Sabin Meyer & John "David" Dever Memorial Scholarships Application
Free College Benefit
Other Union Member Scholarships
These scholarships are not affiliated with teamsters but are available to any teamster union member
