SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Published on Thursday, October 13, 2022
UA Local 342 Scholarship Program
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Applications and additional required material will be available February 1, 2023 and must be submitted no later than April 28, 2023.
1) Read all instructions and follow directions completely. Incomplete applications will lower your overall score.
2) Applications must be typed. No handwritten applications will be accepted.
3) Include two (2) sealed letters of recommendation.
a. At least one (1) of these letters must be from a teacher or a person in a position to evaluate your academic performance and ability.
4) Include a sealed official transcript of your most recent high school or college grades.
a. If there is a break in your education during the most recent quarter/semester, please provide an explanation with the sealed official transcripts you submit.
5)If you will be a high school graduate in the spring, include a letter of acceptance from the college or university you plan to attend in the Fall.
6) Attach an essay of no more than 750 words on the topic: "The Rise in the Popularity of Unions." U.S. approval of Labor Unions is at the highest point since 1965. Why do you and your sponsor believe the approval rates are rising and how do you and your sponsor believe society as a whole will benefit from it? Write and essay to explain your response. (Please correspond with your sponsor.)
7) Do not print 2 sided copies.
8) Do not include the Instruction pages 1-4 with your application submission.
9) A checklist (Part C) has been included to help the applicant provide all that the judges require. It should be filled out and included with the application.
10) Retain a copy of the completed application for your records.
DEADLINE
Mail or deliver your completed application with all enclosures, addressed as follows, by April 28, 2023 (postmarked by this date and received in our office by May 5, 2023, with proper postage statement). Hand delivered applications must be submitted by end of business day April 28, 2023. No late submissions will be accepted, NO EXCEPTIONS.
UA Local 342 Scholarship Committee
935 Detroit Avenue
Concord, CA 94518
CLICK HERE to access the full application
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CSPTC Scholarship
Applications and additional required material will be accepted between November 1, 2022 and March 1, 2023. A U.S. Postal Service official postmark of March 1, 2023 will be accepted. In order to ensure applications are processed in a timely fashion, applications received more than five business days after the postmark deadline of March 1, 2023 will not be accepted. We are aware that some college acceptance letters will not have been distributed before this deadline. However, it is the applicant’s responsibility to submit all other materials on time, and supplement their application with the acceptance letter as soon as possible, and in any event no later than March 31, 2023. Only COMPLETE applications will be eligible for an award.
Forty (40) college scholarships of $2,500 each will be awarded to the children of members of Pipe Trades Local Unions affiliated with the California State Pipe Trades Council.
You can find the instructions and application on the CSPTC website at www.calpipes.org. For more information you may also call the CSPTC Scholarship Foundation at (916) 446-7311.
CLICK HERE to access the Scholarship Rules and Application
