The Pipeliners Voluntary Fund Scholarship Award Program was developed in 1969 by George M. Lambert. He recognized that the continued progress of organized labor depends on educating our youth to promote unionism in their profession. The program was later renamed to the George M. Lambert Scholarship Program in 1999 to honor Brother Lambert’s commitment and dedication to the pipeline industry and the future working men and women. Our scholarship program is an investment in the future of our members, their families, and our local union. To date, it has helped hundreds of students enrolled in an institution of higher learning.

Each year, Pipeliners Local Union 798 Voluntary Fund awards a $7,500 Harry H. Faucett, Jr. Memorial Scholarship to the highest-scoring applicant of the George M. Lambert Scholarship Program, provided the applicant has maintained an overall 3.2 GPA in their college-level courses while seeking a bachelor’s or graduate degree. There are also ten (10) $3,000 General Scholarships awarded to the next top ten scoring applicants of the George M. Lambert Scholarship Program.

Members of Local 798; their spouses, children, and grandchildren who have completed high school and are currently attending college full-time. Full-time is considered a minimum of 12 credit hours completed in a bachelor’s degree program or a minimum of 9 credit hours completed in a graduate degree program. Full-time enrollment requirements for applicants attending a quarter-system college will be determined by the number of hours or courses that the applicant’s college considers to be full-time attendance.

Each year, applications open in early August, and the competition is conducted throughout the fall semester, with a submission deadline in late January of the spring semester. Applicants are required to submit a complete application, two (2) personal appraisal forms, an official college transcript with fall semester grades posted, and an essay of 500-750 words. Students are encouraged to apply after enrollment in the fall semester. Click here to download the 2024-2025 George M. Lambert Scholarship Form to get started.

For additional information, please call the Local 798 office at 918-622-1900.