Scholarships for College
Paying for college is not easy, so every little bit can help. Here are four options available to members of the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council.
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS JULY 1, 2023
Dependents of Members of Carpenters Local 272 who are High School Seniors are eligible to apply for scholarships from the Scholarship Plan. Please download scholarship application.
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS JULY 1, 2023
Provides financial support to college-bound children of members of local unions affiliated with the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters. Download an application form for the George Vest, Jr – Richard S. Pepper Scholarship Award. Applications for the $1,000 scholarships are accepted beginning in April each year.
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 17, 2023
The Construction Industry Services Corporation (CISCO) has two scholarship programs available.
- CISCO Scholarship – Provides financial support to college-bound children of building trade union members and employees of union contractors. Four $2,000 scholarships will be awarded each year to children of a member of a trade union affiliated with CISCO or to children of nonbargaining unit employees of a union contractor affiliated with CISCO.
- CISCO Continuing Education Scholarship – Provides financial support for CISCO members who are working in the trades or are employees of CISCO contractors who are enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at a community college or a four-year accredited college or university. Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded each year.
Download the application for additional information.
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 8, 2023
The Chicago Federation of Labor will award 10 scholarships to high school seniors, valued at $2,000 each, to five winners of the Academic Competition and five winners of the Random Drawing. The funds may be used at any accredited college or university in the United States.
NEW THIS YEAR – PERSONAL ESSAY
Applicants will submit a 500-word essay that answers the question: How has the Labor Movement impacted my life? For complete information please visit chicagolabor.org
APPLICATION DEADLINE is JANUARY 31, 2023
Since 1991, the Union Plus Scholarship Program has awarded more than $4 million to students of working families who want to begin or continue their post-secondary education. Over 2,700 families have benefited from our commitment to higher education. The Union Plus Scholarship Program is offered through the Union Plus Education Foundation, supported in part by contributions from the provider of the Union Plus Credit Card. (You do not need to be a Union Plus Credit Card holder to apply for this scholarship.) Visit unionplus.org for more information.