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THE DULUTH BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL SCHOLARSHIP
HISTORY
Funding for the Duluth Building & Construction Trades Council Scholarship came from the sale of the Shoreview House of Hope. The visionary Shoreview was established in the 1980's to fill a housing need for patients who came to Duluth for medical treatment and for families visiting family members who were receiving treatment. The Duluth Building Trades Council received the first Minnesota AFL-CIO Community Services Award for Shoreview.
Eventually these medical housing needs were met by the health care industry and this made it difficult for Shoreview to remain viable. A decision was made to sell the house and use the profits to establish a scholarship fund, thus creating a living legacy for Shoreview House of Hope.
Scholarships will be awarded to recipients entering/attending any post secondary vocational college, community college or other college or university.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
A. Who May Apply
Graduating high school seniors, whose parent/guardian is a member of one of the 17 unions affiliated with the Duluth Building Trades Council.
These unions are: Boilermakers Lodge 647, Bricklayers Local 1, Carpenters Local 361, Cement Masons Local 633, Elevator Constructors Local 9, Electrical Workers Local 242, Insulators Local 49, Iron Workers Local 512, Laborers Local 1091, Millwrights Local 1348, Operating Engineers Local 49, Painters Local 106, Plumbers/Steam fitters Local 11, Roofers Local 96, Sheet Metal Workers Local 10, Sprinkler Fitters Local 669, and Teamsters Local 346.
Recipients may attend any post secondary vocational school, community college or other college or university. Preference will be given to students entering the health care field, but applicants in other fields are encouraged to apply as well.
B. Financial Need
Financial need is not a factor.
C. Academic Criteria
Applicants must have a grade point average of 2.75 (based on a 4.0 system) or higher.
D. Number and Value of Awards
Two scholarships of up to $2500 will be awarded each year. Generally, this annual award is divided into two installments, half for fall, half for spring.
E. Payment
The award is co-payable to the institution and the recipient.
APPLICATION INFORMATION
Applicants should complete the DSACF Common Scholarship Application. The complete application must be received to the DSACF by January 15th. That day our office will be open for hand delivery until 5:00pm. Electronic submissions and postmarks must be stamped before midnight. Late applications will not be considered.
DETERMINATION OF AWARDS
The Scholarship Committee of the Community Foundation will select individual scholarship recipients. They will base their decision on the applicant’s academic record (including GPA, class rank, and test scores when relevant), written recommendations and seriousness of purpose. In addition a short essay describing what union membership has meant to the student’s family will be considered.
AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT
Names of recipients will be announced as early as possible. Each applicant will receive an individual communication with the results of the committee’s decision regarding his/her application.
APPLICANT/RECIPIENT RESPONSIBILITIES
- The majority of communication between applicants/recipients and the scholarship administrators will take place via email. Applicants/Recipients are required to have and regularly check their email and notify the Community Foundation of any changes to their contact information.
- All recipients of Community Foundation administered scholarships are expected to acknowledge acceptance of the award promptly. In most cases, this acknowledgement will take two forms, completion of an Acceptance Form provided by the Community Foundation and secondly, a thank you letter/card to the founder of the scholarship fund. The Community Foundation will provide names and addresses as needed. If unable to accept the scholarship, the committee should be given that information and a reason in a prompt manor.
- A recipient must complete enough credits to be recognized as a full-time student in each semester an award is made. Likewise, a satisfactory grade point average (2.5) must be maintained.
- If the student receives funds from the college due to non-completion of a term or not attending full time, these funds are to be returned to the scholarship committee. If the college requirements are not met, but there is no refund, the scholarship grant will be forfeited for the next term.
- Recipients understand that the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation may use scholars’ names, photographs and any portion of application essays for use in scholarship publicity, such as broadcast media, websites, newspaper, radio, etc.
- The DSACF Scholarship Committee hopes that recipients recognize and appreciate the contributions their award has made to their futures. It further anticipates that, in the years to come, recipients find some way to give back to the community that provided them with these opportunities.
RENEWAL
The scholarship is not renewable.
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