{"id":15550,"date":"2025-06-13T08:46:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T15:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dc16iupat.org\/?p=15550"},"modified":"2025-06-13T08:47:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T15:47:23","slug":"2025-walter-cantrell-scholarship-deadline-july-31st-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dc16iupat.org\/es\/2025-walter-cantrell-scholarship-deadline-july-31st-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Walter Cantrell Scholarship Deadline July 31st , 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXf-6rWOWLaQfpclZzZhT7d2idOwzffasZeICzYjcJuk50A0JQgZAva6R1QtUU-I50MEa61-xCOE6Q1uR6xjSx_UFrhcZuJj5LXFXDmjTvfIjZpePlDJ8IVYqvxEmNTprmQquUSXNtnZD6n-aKhCOgk?key=2utQ_IG37J7X-xIxeV6tnw\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Investing in the future of our families!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>$2,000 Scholarships available<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Application deadline is July 31, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Winners will be announced in October of 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>See the following page for application, rules and guidelines<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">____________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\ud83d\udce3<\/strong><strong> Attention Local 1621 Members and Families! <\/strong><strong>\ud83d\udce3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re proud to announce that applications are now open for the <strong>Walter Cantrell Memorial Scholarship<\/strong> \u2014 an incredible opportunity for the sons, daughters, and legally adopted dependents of our hardworking members here in <strong>Local 1621<\/strong> and across <strong>Consejo de Distrito 16<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This scholarship not only honors the legacy of Walter Cantrell, but it also invests in the future of our union families. If your child is under <strong>25 years old<\/strong> and planning to attend a <strong>college, university, vocational school, or trade school<\/strong> within the next year, we strongly encourage them to apply!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s essay topic is one that directly affects the future of our industries:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cAs more young people pursue careers in technology and other non-construction trade fields, what can the trade unions do to attract these younger generations to the unionized skilled trades workforce?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a timely, meaningful question \u2014 and we know the young people in our Local 1621 families have the insight, creativity, and voice to help shape the conversation for the next generation of tradespeople.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A few things to remember:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>\u2705 Essay length: 1,000\u20132,000 words<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>\u2705 Submit by <strong>July 31, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>\u2705 No AI-written essays \u2014 we want to hear their authentic voices<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 Link to application form.\u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/shorturl.at\/z5xOy\">https:\/\/shorturl.at\/z5xOy<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We encourage every eligible student to take advantage of this chance to earn support for their education while representing the strength, pride, and future of Local 1621.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Let\u2019s show them what Local 1621 is made of!<\/strong> \ud83d\udcaa\ud83c\udf93<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>If you have questions about eligibility or the essay process, feel free to reach out \u2014 we\u2019re here to support you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Good luck to all our applicants \u2014 we\u2019re rooting for you!<\/strong> \ud83c\udf1f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cole Davis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Representante Comercial del Consejo del Distrito 16<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2149 Oakland Rd<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>San Jose, CA 95131<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>(408) 824-1280 ph<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>(408) 955-0150 fax<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>(925) 599-8920 cell<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Investing in the future of our families! $2,000 Scholarships available Application deadline is July 31, 2025 Winners will be announced in October of 2025 See the following page for application, rules and guidelines ____________________________ \ud83d\udce3 Attention Local 1621 Members and Families! \ud83d\udce3 We\u2019re proud to announce that applications are now open for the Walter Cantrell [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","post_image":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dc16iupat.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dc16iupat.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dc16iupat.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dc16iupat.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dc16iupat.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dc16iupat.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15550\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dc16iupat.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dc16iupat.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dc16iupat.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}