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Guidelines
The Wisconsin Laborers District Council Scholarship Fund announces the 2025 Wisconsin Laborers District Council Scholarship Fund Program. Under the Program, scholarships will be awarded to children and grandchildren of Wisconsin Laborers Union members who are pursuing post-secondary education at a college, university, or trade school. Scholarships will be awarded in an amount to be determined by the Scholarship Fund’s Board of Trustees. The related Wisconsin Laborers Union Member must be in good standing for their child or grandchild to be eligible. Any questions should be directed to the Scholarship Fund at the email below.
Program Guidelines & Priorities:
* Seeking the children or grandchildren of Wisconsin Laborers Union members who have a record of volunteerism in the community in non-school sponsored activities and participation in extracurricular school activities.
* Applicants must be planning on or currently attending a 2- or 4-year university, college, or technical school.
*Applicants must not be a family member of a business manager, assistant business manager, business agent, or secretary/treasurer of the Wisconsin Laborers District Council or its Affiliated Local Unions, or a trustee of the Wisconsin Laborers’ District Council Scholarship Foundation.
* Scholarship funds will be awarded in late December 2025 or early January 2026. The scholarship amount will be paid directly to the recipient’s university, college, or technical school. The recipient will be required to provide the payee and mailing address for the university, college, or technical school where he or she is enrolled. Recipients that are already attending post-secondary education institution will have their scholarship checks cut and sent to their institution in January 2026. Graduating high school seniors will have their scholarship checks cut and sent to their institution in July 2026.
*Application deadline is November 14, 2025 by 11:59 p.m. Late applications will not be accepted.
Mail one copy of a completed application package to: Wisconsin Laborers’ District Council Scholarship Fund
(This includes essay, resume, and school transcript.) c/o Wisconsin Laborers’ District Council
4633 LIUNA Way, Suite 101
DeForest, WI 53532
OR
Email one copy of a completed application package to: Scholarship@liunawisconsin.org
The applications will be reviewed, and recipients selected by a committee consisting of individuals from the Wisconsin Laborers’ Union. The scholarships will be awarded in late December 2025 or early January 2026.
An online application can be found by clicking here.
Applicants will receive a confirmation email upon the Wisconsin Laborers’ Scholarship Fund’s receipt of their application. If you do not receive a confirmation email by 10:00 p.m. November 21, 2025, applicants should contact the Wisconsin Laborers’ District Council Scholarship Fund to confirm receipt. Missing applications will not be considered beyond this date.
Please submit any questions and completed applications to scholarship@liunawisconsin.org. You are not eligible to receive a scholarship award from the Wisconsin Laborers’ District Council Scholarship Fund if you received one in a prior year.