I. AMOUNT, NUMBER AND AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIP
- Each Scholarship is $500.00
- Scholarships are funded with the support of the 916 Scholarship Golf Outing (September 20, 2024), Annual 916 Scholarship Trivia Night held in April and availability of Scholarship Charitable Funds.
- The applicant will be notified by mail either a letter of denial or a payment starting October 2, 2024.
II. ELIGIBILTY
- Scholarships are available to full members in good standing with Teamsters Local 916, spouses, children, and stepchildren. A member is defined as a person belonging to Teamsters Local 916 for twelve (12) consecutive months with all dues current through the month of August.
- Applicants must be enrolled and provide proof as a full-time student for fall semester (12 Credit Hours) in an accredited or recognized university, college, junior college or fully enrolled in a technical/vocational school. Full-time student credit hours for Graduate School shall be nine (9) credit hours for the fall semester.
- Applicants must have completed 24 credit hours or more (sophomore status) with a minimum Cumulative GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale or equivalent.
- Applicants must submit this completed application and application checklist to Teamsters Local 916 Scholarship Program, Teamsters Local 916, 3361 Teamster Way, Springfield, IL 62707 or via E-Mail to ([email protected]). It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that this application is fully completed with all items attached and is received by the close of business (4:30 p.m.) on Friday, August 30, 2024, or the application will be rejected.
- BASIS OF AWARD
- Properly completed application with all required documents included.
- Verification of enrollment, official transcript and GPA.
- The application must be signed by the Sponsoring Union Member.
- The application must be signed by the applicant.
- Please make sure you have all the requirements needed before submitting.
