Qualifications
When and How To Apply
How Winners Are Selected
Are Scholarships Renewed
What Schools Can I Attend
How Much Do I Receive?
Obligations of Winner
Is The Program Permanent?
Application Form (pdf)
ITPE Health & Welfare Fund Scholarship
What Kind of Scholarships Are AwardedThe Trustees of the Fund administer a scholarship program known as the ITPE John F. Conley – Happy I. Franklin Scholarship Program. Each year this Program awards five 4-year scholarships for study at a college or university in amounts up to $15,000.00 per year. Each year, the Program also awards two 2-year vocational/technical scholarships in amounts up to $7,500.00 per year.
Who Qualifies For A Scholarship
To qualify for a scholarship under the Program, a candidate must either be a high school senior who will graduate in January or June of the current school year or a high school graduate who is an eligible Employee. If the candidate is a high school senior, such candidate must be either an eligible Employee, or a son, a daughter, a step-son, a stepdaughter, or legally adopted child of an eligible Employee. If the candidate is an eligible Employee who is a high school graduate, such candidate must participate in the scholarship competition specified in Section 22.04 hereof in accordance with procedures specified by the College Scholarship Service/Sponsored Scholarship Programs. For the purpose of the Scholarship Program, an eligible Employee is one who has had at least 200 hours of employment with an Employer who contributes to the Fund on his behalf during the year of application.
A single application form is used to apply for one of the ITPE John F. Conley-Happy I. Franklin scholarships. You may obtain an application from any ITPE branch officer or directly from the Fund at the Fund's offices or from this website.
The application must be filed no later than December 1 for the applicant to be considered for a scholarship award in the following calendar year.
How Scholarship Winners Are Selected
All phases of the scholarship competition, including selection of winners and determination of the amount of scholarship awards, are handled by the College Scholarship Service/Sponsored Scholarship Programs. The College Scholarship Service is a program of the College Board.
Winners are selected by an independent committee whose training and experience qualify it to evaluate total high school records, including academic work, test scores, extracurricular activities, leadership qualities, high school recommendations and the student's own statements. This committee meets in the winter to review the credentials of all semi-finalists. Each folder is reviewed by two members of the committee and rated according standards established by the College Scholarship Service. Each candidate is then ranked according to the committee's review. In the Scholarship Program competition, the first seven candidates are identified as alternates. If for some reason a candidate identified as a winner does not accept the award, the first alternate would then be offered the award. If necessary, this procedure would take place down the line of alternates.
In the Vocational/Technical scholarship competition, the winners are selected by independent committee whose training and experience qualify it to evaluate total high school records, including academic high school recommendations and the student's own statements. This committee meets in the winter to review the credentials of all Vocational/Technical applicants. Each folder is reviewed by two members of the committee and rated according to the committee's review. The top candidates are identified as winners.
Each candidate must be willing to accept the Scholarship Committee as final.
The ITPE-NMU/MEBA John F. Conley-Happy I. Franklin Scholarship Program deals with 4-year awards, which are renewable after the first year for an additional three years or until the student completes requirements for a bachelor's degree whichever is first.
The Vocational/Technical awards of the Scholarship Program are for vocational courses of six months to two years duration. If the student enrolls in a vocational/technical course which requires more than one year for completion, the award will be renewable for up to an additional year.
To qualify for renewal of a college award or a vocational/technical award, the student must maintain scholastic and personal standards acceptable in the judgment of school officials and the Scholarship Committee.
What Schools May Scholarship Holders Attend?
Student awarded scholarships may attend any accredited college or university or any qualified vocational/technical school which does not permit discrimination based race, creed, or color in (1) its overall enrollment policies; (2) enrollment for any part of its curriculum; or (3) the use of any of its facilities.
Students awarded a college or university scholarship must be enrolled in a course of study leading to a bachelor's degree at an accredited college or university. Transfer of a college scholarship to another accredited college or university will be permitted only between academic years upon written approval of the Scholarship Committee.
Winners of the Vocational/Technical awards must pursue a course of study leading to a specific career-directed certificate or diploma in a vocational or technical curriculum of at least six months duration. Transfers to another vocational school will not be permitted. The student may select any state, federal or nationally accredited institution or junior college offering vocational or technical curricula, or a hospital school of nursing, accredited by the National League of Nursing. Curricula leading directly to a baccalaureate degree are not eligible for the vocational/technical awards; courses taken through correspondence schools are not acceptable.
Each scholarship award, per year, will be based on the tuition fees, room and board, books, transportation and other legitimate educational expenses at the school of the winner's choice.
Upon a scholarship winner's enrollment at an approved school, the amount of the scholarship award will be deposited annually with the school in the name of the student to be used for authorized expenditures. Any surplus remaining from the yearly award shall revert to the Scholarship Fund.
The Board of Trustees cannot accept responsibility for the conduct, personal affairs, debts or obligations of a scholarship winner, and they shall not be liable therefor in any manner.
What Are The Obligations Of the Scholarship Winners?
The scholarship winner must enter an approved college, university or vocational/technical school no later than the Fall of the year in which the scholarship is awarded. Except for accident, illness or other extenuating circumstances, the student will be required to continue study without interruption. Any delay or interruption of studies must be reported promptly to the Scholarship Committee.
A scholarship winner may not accept other competitive awards.
Is The Program Permanent?
The Scholarship Program has been established in the confident expectation that it will be continued indefinitely. However, it is recognized that conditions may require changes or modifications. The right to modify or terminate the Program, in whole or in part is reserved solely to the Trustees. In the event of such a change or termination, scholarships in effect will be continued for their duration.
