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Applications are now being reviewed and winners of this year’s James R. Hoffa Memorial Fund scholarships will be announced in June.
Past winners, such as Hayleigh, a past $10k winner attending Univ. of Providence, have commented: “The JRHMSF scholarship is helping me, a first-generation college student who is financially independent, get through these years of my college journey. It is important for me to make my family proud, for they have worked hard for me for so long.”
The James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund (JRHMSF) announced in the fall, 2023, that it had awarded $1.2 million in academic and vocational scholarships to the children of Teamster members throughout the U.S. and Canada.
The James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund awarded $1.2 million in academic and vocational scholarships this year to the children of Teamster members throughout the U.S. and Canada. Our recipients of the academic awards will be attending schools such as University of California, Boston University and University of Michigan to pursue college degrees.
James P. Hoffa, Teamsters General President Emeritus, was recently interviewed by The Rick Smith Show - a nationally broadcast labor talk show
*As a Teamster member, there is a college tuition discount program that is available to you and members of your family. The ISTS Tuition Discount Network (TDN) is a list of For-Profit and Non-Profit colleges and universities that offer reduced tuition. The amount of the reduction varies by school and can sometimes be as specific as major.For general questions about the James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund, please call 855-670-ISTS (4787) or Email: ContactUs@applyISTS.com or JRHfund@gmail.com
About the Fund: James R. Hoffa became a Teamster member in 1934 and served as General President for 14 years, and, in recognition of his tireless service to the union and its members, was honored as General President Emeritus for life. At the November 1999 General Executive Board meeting, then-General Secretary-Treasurer C. Thomas Keegel presented a resolution to establish the new scholarship fund. This site describes the James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund (JRHMSF) and outlines eligibility requirements and application procedures. Please click here.
The James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund is an independent organization established and registered as a tax-exempt entity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Fund is established solely to provide scholarships to the child or dependent of a member of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and contributions to the Fund are deductible as charitable contributions to the extent permitted by law.
