The 2010-2011
James R. Hoffa
Memorial Scholarship Fund
James R. Hoffa became a Teamsters Member in 1934, served as General President for fourteen years, and, in recognition of his tireless service to the Union and its members, was honored as General President Emeritus for life. General Secretary-Treasurer, C. Thomas Keegel presented at the November 1999 General Executive Board meeting, a resolution to establish the James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund.
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:
1. Be the son, daughter or grandchild of an active, retired, disabled, deceased or laid-off Teamster member who has or had at least 12 months of consecutive membership in good standing in the Teamsters Union;Rank in the top 15% of his/her high school class;
2. Be in his/her last year of high school and may not apply if he/she has already graduated from high school;
3.
Be in the top 15% of his/her high school class;
4.
Plan to submit excellent SAT or ACT scores for evaluation (U.S. only);
5. Plan to attend an accredited four-year college or university. Those who plan to attend non-academic or certificate programs or community college, may not apply.
THIS LIST IS NOT ALL INCLUSIVE. PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL UNION OR THE IBT WEBSITE FOR AN APPLICATION AND A COMPLETE LIST OF CRITERIA.
Due to the highly competitive nature of the program and the large number of applicants, students should carefully consider these criteria before submitting an application. Applications without activities list, membership veritifcation or received by the Scholarship Fund after the deadline will not be processed.
Click here
to get more information
and application forms from the IBT web site.
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. The Fund is established solely to provide scholarships
to the children and dependents of members of the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters, and contributions to the Fund
are deductible as charitable contributions to the extent
permitted by law. The International Union provides certain
in kind services to the Fund, such as this portion of the
Union web site, in order to benefit members and their children
and dependents.
