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Subject: [BLE NewsFlash] 2007-2008 James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund
2007-2008 James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund
http://www.ble.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=4391
CLEVELAND, November 29 - The James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund awards scholarships annually to outstanding high school seniors, and 100 scholarships will be awarded during for the upcoming 2007-2008 school year.
Applicants compete in one of the five geographic regions where the Teamster parent/grandparent's Local Union is located. The Teamsters will award 31 scholarships that total $10,000 each ($2,500 a year over four years) and an additional 69 awards that are one-time grants of $1,000 each.
For the last few years, the children and grandchildren of BLET members have been eligible to apply for the James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship following the merger of the BLET with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
This year's program is open to high school seniors graduating in 2007, who plan to attend a four-year college in the fall of 2007. The applicant should rank in the top 15 percent of their high school class and have, or expect to have, excellent SAT or ACT scores. The applicant must be a son, daughter or grandchild of a Teamster member who has been in good standing during the 12 consecutive months preceding the application deadline of March 30, 2007. Furthermore, the Teamster member must not have been a full-time elected officer during the 12 months preceding the application deadline date of March 30, 2007.
Applications are available from all IBT and GCC Local Unions, the BLET National Division website and BMWED System Federations. Applications can also be downloaded from the BLET website at: http://www.ble-t.org/pr/pdf/JRH2007application.pdf
Other downloadable information includes a Hoffa Memorial Scholarship brochure, for members to print and display at their places of work: http://www.ble-t.org/pr/pdf/JRHBrochure2007.pdf
And an academic record form that applicants must fill out in order to apply: http://www.ble-t.org/pr/pdf/JRH2007academicrecord.pdf
Applications must be received by the Scholarship Fund by March 30, 2007.
For more details, please contact:
James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund 25 Louisiana Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20001 (202) 624-8735.
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