Chicago Area LECET is proud to offer three different scholarships for members or dependents of members of a Chicago Laborers’ District Council affiliated Local Union.
1: Academic-Merit Based Award
Ten $2,000 scholarships are available on an academic/merit basis. The winners will be scored on the basis of their academic, school and extracurricular achievements as well as their personal essay. The academic, school and community extracurricular achievements will count as 75% of the overall score, with the essay making up the remaining 25%. Click on the application for full details.
2: Random Drawing Scholarship Application
Ten $2,000 scholarships are also available on a random drawing basis. Click on the application for full details.
PLEASE DO NOT APPLY FOR BOTH OF THE ABOVE SCHOLARSHIPS. You must choose only one to apply for and will be disqualified from BOTH if you do submit applications for both scholarships.
3: Death or Disability Scholarship Application
This scholarship is ONLY available to dependents of LiUNA members who have been killed or permanently disabled as a result of an on the job accident.
Congratulations to the LECET 2026 Fall Semester Scholarship Winners!
Academic-Merit Based Award:
Kate Bautista
Local 681
Minooka Community High School / Illinois State University
Brandon Dhee Valenzuela
Local 1
St. Viator HS / Aurora University
Jake Fileppelli
Local 1
South Elgin HS / Florida Atlantic University
Nathan Gehrmann
Local 1
West Aurora HS / Indiana University – Indianapolis
Peter Hosty
Local 4
Brother Rice HS / Marquette University
Daniel McGovern
Local 4
Alan B Shepard HS / University of Illinois
Sofia Salas
Local 4
McKinley Park HS / Cornell University
Scarlett Styczynski
Local 4
St. Ignatius College Prep / University of Illinois
Griffin Van Tichelt
Local 5
Crown Point HS / Bellarmine University
Emily Vargas
Local 152
Round Lake HS / Yale University
Random Drawing Scholarship:
Eric Acevedo
Local 1
Rolling Meadows HS / Harper College
Haylie Alfaro
Local 582
Hononegah Community HS / Rock Valley College
Landon Arnold
Local 68
Central HS / Carroll University
Leah Foust
Local 68
Romeoville HS / Joliet Junior College
William Hughes
Local 1001
St. Ignatius HS / Marquette University
Szymon Kurdziel
Local 4
Bartlett HS / University of Wisconsin – Steven’s Point
Julia McCue
Local 152
Johnsburg HS / College of Lake County
Kevin Moreno Gamboa
Local 4
Whitney Young HS / University of Illinois
Angela Rangel
Local 4
Reavis HS / Moraine Valley Community College
Josephine Rodriguez
Local 4
Trinity HS / Quincy University
Ashley Schraeder
Local 1
Yorkville HS / Purdue University – Fort Wayne