Applications for the 2016-2017 Academic year of The James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund Application deadline March 31, 2016 are now available at the Teamsters Local 492 office or you can 
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The James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund awards scholarships annually to outstanding high school seniors. All applicants must comply with the following eligibility and application criteria.
Each applicant must:
- Be the son, daughter, or financial dependent of a Teamster member (hereafter also referred to as “Teamster Member Relation”) who qualifies (or in the case of retirees, has qualified)* as a member in “good standing” in the Teamsters Union per Article X, Section 5 of the International Constitution;
- Be in his/her last year of high school and may not apply if he/she has already graduated from high school;
- Be in the top 15% of his/her high school class;
- Plan to submit excellent SAT or ACT scores for evaluation (U.S. only);
- Plan to attend an accredited four-year college or university within the United States or Canada, as a full-time student. Those who plan to attend non-academic or certificate programs or community college, may not apply.
Materials will be sent to every local union in the US and Canada, but if you would like to download the materials, you can Click Here for Application Forms
Scholarship applicants compete in one of the five geographic regions where the Teamster Member Relation’s Teamsters Union affiliate is located. One category of awards totals $10,000 each. These four-year scholarships are disbursed at the rate of $2,500 per year and are renewable annually. Other awards are one-time $1,000 grants. These scholarships are disbursed to the college or university at the beginning of the recipient’s freshman year.
Eligibility requirements and application procedures are the same for all awards. Recipients are selected by an impartial committee of university admissions and financial aid directors based on academic achievement, SAT/ACT scores, character, potential, and financial need. We consider all applicants without regard to race, religion, gender, disability, or any other legally protected status.
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