High School Seniors Can Now Apply for 2023 College Scholarships!
The Vito J. Pitta scholarship program and the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council Division A scholarship program are now accepting applications for the 2023 awards. Since the start of the Union’s scholarship program over 37 years ago, it has provided over 1,100 of our members’ children with the financial support necessary to pursue their dreams of a college education.
Scholarship winners receive awards of $12,000 apiece, paid in increments of $3,000 for each of the four years of college. Last year, $384,000 was awarded to 32 talented high school seniors bringing the program’s total grants to over $9.6 million.
The Vito J. Pitta Program
To be eligible to enter the Vito J. Pitta scholarship competition, applicants must be children or dependents of members who are employed in hotels, casinos, concessions or clubs that make contributions to this particular scholarship fund. Most IWA and GRIWA hotels and most casinos participate in the Vito J. Pitta scholarship program. Local 6 Clubs participating in the Vito J. Pitta scholarship program include: Brook, Century, Club 101, Colony, Cornell, Cosmopolitan, Harmonie, Harvard, Knickerbocker, Links, Lotos, Metropolitan, NY Athletic, NY Yacht, Penn, Players, Racquet & Tennis, River, Union, University.
Applicants must be high school seniors who will graduate in 2023 and will be attending an accredited four-year college or university in the fall of 2023.
Click here for the Vito J Pitta Eligibility Information Form.
The Division A Program
Children of Hotel and Gaming Trades Council members employed in Division A hotels are NOT eligible for the Vito J. Pitta scholarship competition. Instead, they have a separate scholarship program. Applicants for the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council Division A scholarship competition must be high school seniors who will graduate in 2023 and will be attending an accredited four-year college or university in the fall.
Hotels participating in the Division A Scholarship Program include: 6 Columbus, 11 Howard, 1234 Broadway, Americana Inn, Atlas V 110 (Originally College Residence), Bancroft Hotel Condo, Belleclaire Hotel, Bradford Hotel, Cachet Boutique (Originally Out Hotel), Concorde, Dryden East, Euclid Hall, Fitzpatrick Grand Central, Fitzpatrick Manhattan Hotel, High Line, Holiday Inn LaGuardia Hotel, Le Meridien Central Park (Originally Viceroy), Nylo/On the Ave, Parc Coliseum, Ruxton Towers, San Carlos Hotel, Sanctuary Hotel, Shoreham Hotel, Tempo Apartments, Travel Inn, voco the Franklin New York
Click here for the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council Division A Eligibility Information Form
Applying for the Awards
Parents and/or students must fill out the appropriate eligibility information form and submit it to the correct Education and Scholarship Fund office. The eligibility information forms are not applications for scholarships – but rather the first step to take to obtain an application.
After eligibility is determined, the programs will distribute applications. Completed applications must be submitted to the correct Education and Scholarship Fund office no later than Monday, April 3, 2023.
Competition Notes
Our scholarship programs are highly competitive. Many factors are taken into account in determining the winners of these scholarship awards including students' academic records, community involvement, financial need, and extra-curricular activities. The winners are chosen by a selection committee of professional educators each spring. The Union and management have no say in the determination of the winners.
We wish the best of luck to all the students who apply!
