Local 315 still has four (4) $2,000 Scholarships available, with printable applications posted below.
Applications will be available September 18th, 2023 and the deadline to submit an application is October 31st, 2023 by 1:30pm.
Application Eligibility Requirements:
1. Teamster Local 315 members OR their sons and daughters currently enrolled as full-time students (8 units or more) in accredited colleges, or:
2. Sons and daughters of Teamsters Local 315 members who are high school seniors graduating in June of the current year and applying to a two-year or four-year college.
For more information please contact Scholarship Coordinator, Lisa Stieper, at (925) 228-2246 Ext. 113.
PURPOSE OF THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM:
THE TEAMSTERS LOCAL 315 SCHOLARSHIP FUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1993, BY A VOTE OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF LOCAL 315, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REWARDING BOTH STUDENTS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF TEAMSTERS LOCAL 315 AND THE CHILDREN (SONS, DAUGHTERS, STEP-CHILDREN OR LEGALLY ADOPTED CHILDREN) OF MEMBERS OF TEAMSTERS LOCAL 315, WHO ARE STUDENTS. BOTH COLLEGE STUDENTS AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES APPLYING FOR COLLEGE, WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS.
SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ARE SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT, ACTIVITIES, PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS, FINANCIAL NEED, AND KNOWLEDGE OF ORGANIZED LABOR IN THE U.S.
SCHOLARSHIP CRITERIA:
1. A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR, GRADUATING IN JUNE OF CURRENT YEAR AND APPLYING TO A TWO-YEAR OR FOUR-YEAR ACCREDITED COLLEGE.
2. CURRENTLY ENROLLED AS A FULL-TIME (EIGHT UNITS PER QUARTER) STUDENT IN A COMMUNITY, STATE OR U.C. SYSTEM WITH A STRONG GRADE-POINT AVERAGE.
DEFINITIONS:
“CHILDREN” IS DEFINED AS SONS, DAUGHTERS, STEP-CHILDREN OR LEGALLY ADOPTED CHILDREN.
“MEMBER” IS DEFINED AS CONTINUOUS GOOD STANDING FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR PRIOR TO APPLICATION. FOR FURTHER EXPLANATION, SEE “MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS” BELOW.
FULL-TIME OFFICERS’ AND AGENTS’ SONS OR DAUGHTERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM. SCHOLARSHIP SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS MAY NOT SERVE AS COMMITTEE MEMBERS ANY YEAR IN WHICH THEIR SON OR DAUGHTER IS A SCHOLARSHIP APPLICANT.
DISBURSEMENT PROCEDURE:
SCHOLARSHIP CHECKS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE RECIPIENTS AT A MEETING IN AUGUST, UPON RECEIPT OF PROOF THAT THE RECIPIENT IS ENROLLED IN COLLEGE CLASSES, OR IS ENTERING A TWO-YEAR OR FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE IN THE FALL.
MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS
1. THE APPLICANT OR THE TEAMSTER-PARENT MUST HAVE BEEN A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING DURING THE TWELVE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS PRECEDING THE APPLICATION DEADLINE OF OCTOBER 31ST. IN ADDITION, THE TEAMSTER PARENT MUST NOT HAVE BEEN A TEAMSTER FULL-TIME OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE DURING THIS PERIOD.
2. IF THE APPLICANT OR TEAMSTER PARENT IS RETIRED OR DECEASED, HE/SHE MUST HAVE BEEN A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING FOR THE TWELVE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS PRECEDING HIS/HER RETIREMENT OR DEATH. FURTHERMORE, THE MEMBER MUST NOT HAVE BEEN A FULL-TIME OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE DURING THE TWELVE MONTH PERIOD STATED ABOVE.
3. IF THE TEAMSTER MEMBER HAS DEPOSITED A WITHDRAWAL CARD DURING THE TWELVE MONTHS PRECEDING THE APPLICATION DEADLINE, HE/SHE MUST HAVE BEEN A DUES-PAYING MEMBER FOR TWELVE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS PRIOR TO TAKING THE WITHDRAWAL CARD. DURING BOTH PERIODS THE MEMBER MUST NOT HAVE BEEN A FULL-TIME TEAMSTER OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE AND MUST HAVE BEEN A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING. IN CASES OF AUTOMATIC WITHDRAWAL, THE SAME RULES APPLY.
4. IF THE TEAMSTER MEMBER HAS TRANSFERRED FROM ONE TEAMSTER LOCAL UNION TO ANOTHER DURING THE TWELVE MONTHS PRECEDING THE APPLICATION DEADLINE, BOTH MEMBERSHIPS WILL BE ADDED TOGETHER TO OBTAIN THE REQUIRED TWELVE MONTH PERIOD. IF THERE IS A LAPSE BETWEEN MEMBERSHIPS, THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH 3 WILL APPLY. THE MEMBER MUST NOT HAVE BEEN AN EMPLOYEE OR FULL-TIME OFFICER OF EITHER LOCAL UNION AND MUST HAVE BEEN A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING DURING THOSE TWELVE MONTHS.
5. A SON OR DAUGHTER OF A LAID-OFF TEAMSTER MEMBER WHO HAS BEEN ISSUED AN HONORABLE WITHDRAWAL CARD DURING THE THREE YEARS PRECEDING THE APPLICATION DEADLINE OF October 31st, IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY TO THE PROGRAM. HOWEVER, IF THE MEMBER HAS SECURED EMPLOYMENT NOT COVERED BY A TEAMSTER CONTRACT OR IF DURING THE TWELVE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE LAYOFF, THE MEMBER WAS A TEAMSTER FULL-TIME OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, OR WAS SUSPENDED FROM LOCAL UNION MEMBERSHIP, THE STUDENT IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.
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