Scholarship Applications Open for Fall 2024

UFCW Local 700 proudly awards $22,000 per year in scholarships to members or dependents.

Applicants must be UFCW Local 700 members in good standing, or their legal dependents; have graduated or will graduate from high school or are currently enrolled in college or trade school; must have completed the SAT or ACT; and must be accepted to an accredited institution OR met the requirements and enrolled in a two-year community college, technical, or trade school.

Twice a year, we award $11,000 in scholarships: Five at $1,000 each and twelve at $500 each.

Postmark or email applications by Aug. 15, 2024. 

UFCW Local 700 Scholarship Fund
c/o UFCW Local 700
3091 E. 98th St, Suite #150
Indianapolis, IN 46280

OR

Email to: cphelps@ufcw700.org

The application can also be completed online:

Click here for 2 year application

Click here for 4 year application

Essay Prompt:

How has union membership made a difference in your life or the life of your family?

The essay should be 5 – 7 pages for 4 year applicants and 3 – 5 pages for 2 year applications. Essays should be submitted in a Times-style font, 12-point typeface, double spaced, with one-inch margins. A bibliography of references should be attached; the bibliography does not count towards page requirement. Do not include your name anywhere on the essay. Attach the essay to the end of your completed application packet.

Plagiarizing or otherwise presenting another person’s work as your own is unacceptable and will result in disqualification from the scholarship competition.