Scholarships

Scholarship Info

Number of Scholarships & Amounts

Scholarships will be awarded to members or their immediate dependent children who are enrolled in academic and vocational training programs. The scholarship selection committee is providing a standard award of up to $1,500.00.

Payout of Scholarships

Priority shall be given to pay a scholarship to an institution or training provider. At the discretion of the scholarship committee, a scholarship award may be paid to a member or their immediate dependent children directly under the following criteria:

• for members or their immediate dependent children enrolled in an academic/training program payment will be made upon presentation of receipts for courses already completed or upon presentation of receipts and proof of enrollment for courses to be completed.
• For members or their immediate dependent children starting an academic/training program payment will be made upon presentation of receipts and proof of enrollment for courses to be completed.

Scholarship Applications

Scholarship applications shall consist of a completed form providing the candidate’s personal information along with an essay of roughly 250 words giving the reasons Teamsters Local 987 should accept their application.

Scholarship Award Period

The scholarship application period has been revised. Scholarships will be awarded throughout the 2023/2024 academic calendar year. Recipients will be notified on an as-awarded basis. Should all scholarship monies be awarded, a notice of such will be posted on this page.