KLMC Scholarship

For nearly half a century, the Kentucky Labor-Management Conference has served as a statewide platform for collaboration between labor and management leaders. Since 1977, KLMC has promoted productive relationships, mutual respect, and shared solutions that help strengthen Kentucky's workplaces and communities.

ELIGIBILITY

Eligibility is defined as (1) any graduating high school senior accepted into a college, university or technical school who has a grade point average of 3.0 or higher (based on a 4.0 system) or (2) any college, university, or technical school student who has a grade point average of 2.5 or higher (based on a 4.0 system).

All Applicants must (a) be a legal resident of the State of Kentucky; (b) be actively pursuing an associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degree or technical certification; (c) not be an immediate family member of a member of the KLMC Board of Directors; and (d) plan to pursue a career in a labor relations-related field or an apprenticeship trade. The student’s current field of study is not an eligibility criterion.

AWARD

The KLMC Board of Directors will announce these scholarships winners during the 2026 Kentucky Labor-Management Conference. The KLMC Board of Directors awards scholarship monies as follows; up to $1,500 may be awarded to graduating high school seniors; up to $3,000 is awarded for a graduate program, up to $2,250 for a four-year undergraduate program and up to $1,500 for a two-year associates or technical program. The monies are designated to help offset expenses toward a student’s field of study and are to be used for tuition or other education needs.

SELCTION

Selection will be based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status. The successful applicant will demonstrate an interest in a labor relations-related field as a career, or be enrolled in an approved apprenticeship trade. The applicant must also demonstrate leadership characteristics and scholastic achievement.

The applicant(s) chosen to receive the scholarship will be required to submit a high school or college (whichever applies) transcript before the scholarship will be awarded.

APPLICATION

Interested students must submit a completed application package (application form along with an essay as described online and an official transcript sent in a sealed envelope by the college/high school), postmarked no later than the deadline.

In addition, please submit a typed, double-spaced essay of approximately 1,000 words addressing the following:

Union and Management representatives are experiencing a significant shortage in skilled trade employees (electricians, HVAC, machinists, carpenters, etc.). What programs should labor and management proactively, creatively and jointly design to attract and train people for the needed positions from the following three organizations?