The James R. Hoffa memorial scholarship fund is no longer accepting applications for the 2013 - 2014 academic year.  The deadline for submissions was March 31, 2013. As soon as the 2014-2015 scholarship is available, we will post it here.

Applicants for the James R. Hoffa scholarship must comply with the following eligibility requirements:

1. Be the son, daughter or grandchild of an active, retired, disabled, deceased or laid-off Teamster member who has or had at least twelve months of consecutive membership in good standing in the Teamsters Union;
2. Be in his/her last year of high school and may not apply if he/she has already graduated from high school;
3. Be in the top 15% of his/her high school class;
4. Plan to submit excellent SAT or ACT scores for evaluation (U.S. only);
5. Plan to attend an accredited four-year college or university.

View a scholarship application and instructions here.

James R. Hoffa became a Teamster member in 1934 and served as General President for 14 years. In recognition of his tireless service to the Union and its members, Hoffa was honored as General President Emeritus for life. At the November 1999 General Executive Board meeting, General Secretary-Treasurer C. Thomas Keegel presented a resolution to establish the new scholarship fund.