District 4 Scholarship Application 2025
$1,000.00 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED
BY THE
UNITED STEELWORKERS
DISTRICT 4
(SUB DISTRICT OFFICE – EDISON, NJ)
A ONE-TIME SCHOLARSHIP, IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000.00, WILL BE AWARDED TO FOUR (4) WINNERS IN OCTOBER, 2025, BY DISTRICT 4 OF
THE UNITED STEELWORKERS.THESCHOLARSHIP WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR USE IN ANY ACCREDITED COLLEGE,UNIVERSITY, OR TWO YEAR COMMUNITY
COLLEGE THAT THE WINNER WISHES TO ATTEND IN THE UNITED STATES OR CANADA. WINNERS MAY FOLLOW ANY COURSE OF STUDY NORMALLY
LEADING TO A RECOGNIZED BACHELOR’S DEGREE.
ELIGIBILITY
AN APPLICANT MUST BE THE SON, DAUGHTER OR LEGAL WARD OF A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING, OF A UNITED STEELWORKERS,
DISTRICT 4 LOCAL UNION WHICH IS PARTICIPATING IN THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM; OR THE SON, DAUGHTER, OR LEGAL WARD OF A RETIREE OR
DECEASED MEMBER OF A PARTICIPATING LOCAL UNION WHO WAS IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE UNITED STEELWORKERS AT THE TIME OF RETIREMENT
OR DEATH.
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE AWARD, APPLICANTS MUST BE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATING CLASS IN THE YEAR THE SCHOLARSHIP IS
AWARDED.APPLICANTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED ONE SEMESTER OR MORE AT ANY COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY SHALL BE INELIGIBLE.
METHOD OF SELECTION
APPLICANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE COMPLETED AN OFFICIAL APPLICATION FORM. ALSO, APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT A 500-750 WORD
ESSAY ON:
2025 THEME: Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become the subject of many controversies, such as the
recent Writers Guild/Screen Actors Guild strikes. The Members wanted to protect their work &
likenesses from being used without pay in computer-created works. AI has the potential to have a
meaningful effect on workers in many different industries. What are the pros and cons to this rapid
technological change, and in which ways can AI be used to actually improve the working life of
Americans?
A SELECTION COMMITTEE, CONSISTING OF PROMINENT EDUCATORS, WILL REVIEW THE RESULTS OF THE APPLICATIONS AND ESSAYS. ON THE
BASIS THEREOF, AS WELL AS SUCH INTERVIEWS AS THE COMMITTEE MAY CHOOSE TO CONDUCT,FOUR (4) SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE AWARDED TO
APPLICANTS OF A LOCAL UNION AFFILIATED WITH THE DISTRICT 4SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
THE DISTRICT 4 SCHOLARSHIP FUND COMMITTEE WILL HAVE NO CHOICE IN THE SELECTION OF THE SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS, AND NO MEMBER
OF THE SELECTION COMMITTEE CAN BE A MEMBER OF THE UNITED STEELWORKERS.
HOW TO APPLY
APPLICATION MUST BE MADE ON THE OFFICIAL FORM WHICH MUST BE FILLED IN COMPLETELY. FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE
HEADQUARTERS OR OFFICERS OF ANY PARTICIPATING LOCAL UNION.WHEN COMPLETED, APPLICATION FORMS SHOULD BE MAILED TO:SCHOLARSHIP
FUND COMMITTEE,UNITED STEELWORKERS DISTRICT 4, 2025 LINCOLN HIGHWAY, SUITE 130, EDISON, NEW JERSEY, 08817.
CLOSINGDATE
APPLICATIONS AND ESSAYS MUST BE IN OUR OFFICE NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT, OCTOBER 3, 2025.
GENERALINFORMATION
1. RECEIPT BY A SCHOLARSHIP WINNER OF ANY OTHER AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIP (EXCEPT AN AWARD OR SCHOLARSHIP COVERING FULL TUITION
AND MAINTENANCE) WILL NOT AFFECT HIS/HER ABILITY TO OBTAIN AN AWARD UNDER THIS PROGRAM.
2. BECAUSE OF THE PRESENT CROWDED CONDITIONS IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, APPLICANTS SHOULD PROCEED TO MAKE
APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO THE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY OF THEIR CHOICE, WITHOUT DELAY AND WITHOUT WAITING TO LEARN OF THE
DECISION OF THE SELECTION COMMITTEE.
3. THE DECISION OF THE SELECTION COMMITTEE WILL BE FINAL AND ALL MATTERS CONCERNING THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY AND SUBJECT TO RULES AND AMENDMENTS THERETO MADE BY THE DISTRICT 4SCHOLARSHIP FUND COMMITTEE.