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2025-2026 IBEW Local Union 99 Scholarship

2025-2026 IBEW Local Union 99 Scholarship

Application Period Open

Visit the union hall between 8 & 4:30pm to pick up your applications.

PROCEDURE

To be awarded a scholarship you must:

Appear at the Union Hall to receive a numbered application or you may request one be mailed to you.  Either the student or parent may appear for an application. Applications are available anytime between 8:00 – 4:30 weekdays.
The completed application must be returned to the Union Hall no later than the June 30th deadline. If mailed, please call to confirm the Union has received your application. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that we have received your application by the June 30th deadline. 
Submit tuition statements and enrollment verifications for the Fall and Spring Semesters.  Tuition statements must show the breakdown of actual tuition fees.   The Scholarship covers tuition only… no book or dorm fees.
After successful completion of your Fall and Spring Semesters, submit required transcript with passing grades of C or better to the office. Credits earned for each class must also be listed on your transcript/grades report.
Failure to comply on any and all of the above procedures will result in the denial of your application.
 
ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible, the student must be:

A dependent of an active Journeyman in Local 99.
Enrolled in a degree or certificate producing undergraduate program
A full time student, a minimum of four courses per semester plus passing grades (12 credits minimum per semester)
A dependent listed on his/her parents Health & Welfare provided by Local 99.
 
OTHER IMPORTANT FACTS
 
The Scholarship will be paid once per year for the full scholastic year (Fall and Spring Semesters) and a check will be issued directly to the applicants after receipt by this office of transcripts with passing grades of C or better in all four courses for the scholastic year.
The amount of the Scholarship award will be based on a flat fee, with the maximum not to exceed the cost of tuition, or Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) max. Amounts of Scholarships will vary from year to year, based on participation.
The Scholarship recipients must apply yearly by completing an application by June 30th of each year.
Maximum amounts of scholarships not to exceed four full scholarships.  If student is enrolled in a 5 year program, they must inform the Scholarship Committee when the first scholarship application is submitted.
The Scholarship Committee must receive your initial application no later than June 30th prior to starting the scholastic year.
 
 
Any questions: Contact Meredith Houle 401-946-9900 x243 or email at mhoule@ibew99.org

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