Scholarship Opportunities

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Scholarship Opportunities


 

2019 Scholarship Opportunities for AFT Families
 
 
 
Robert G. Porter Scholarship (AFT)
Union Plus    Texas AFL-CIO  

 

Robert G. Porter Scholarships (AFT) Deadline: March 31, 2020

  • Four, four-year $8,000 scholarships for high school children of AFT members
  • Eight $1,000 one-time grants to active AFT members for courses in their field

Online:   https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=aftscholarship  
Or write:  Porter Scholars Program  
                555 New Jersey Ave., NW
                Washington, DC  20001-2079

 

Union Plus    Deadline: Jan. 31, 2020

2020 Union Plus® Scholarship Program

New and returning applicants Click here to create a new application or to login.


Logged in users:  click on "Continue with Application" link.

Application deadline:  12:00pm (noon, Eastern Time), Friday, January 31, 2020.

Since 1991, the Union Plus Scholarship Program has awarded more than $4.5 million to students of union families. Over 3,000 union families have benefited from our commitment to higher education.

This program is offered through the Union Plus Education Foundation, which is sponsored by Union Privilege.


Award amounts:  $500 to $4,000.  These one-time cash awards are for study beginning in the Fall of 2020.  Students may re-apply each year.

Award date:  May 31, 2020. During the first week of June 2020 award recipients will be notified by postal mail, and all applicants will be sent email notification. 

Eligibility criteria:

  • Current and retired members of unions participating in any Union Plus program, their spouses and their dependent children (as defined by IRS regulations) are eligible. Grandchildren are not eligible unless a legal dependent (as defined by IRS regulations).  At least one year of continuous union membership by the applicant, applicant's spouse or parent (if applicant is a dependent). The one year membership minimum must be satisfied by May 31, 2020.
  • Members of participating unions from the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada are eligible.
  • The applicant must be accepted into a U.S. accredited college, university, community college, technical or trade school at the time the award is issued.  Awards must be used for the 2020 - 2021 school year.
  • Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to apply.

http://www.unionplus.org/aflcio-scholarship-page

 

Texas AFT:  AFL-CIO Scholarship  Deadline Thursday, January 31, 2020  

2020 TEXAS AFL-CIO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

WHO MAY APPLY:  Members or children of members of local unions or children whose legal guardians are members of local unions that are affiliated with the Texas AFL-CIO and the local Central Labor Council. Applicants must be high school seniors who are planning to attend a university, college or technical institute in the summer or fall term.  Scholarships are one-time grants of $1,500.

Application forms are available here for download, from your Central Labor Council, or from the Texas AFL-CIO Education Department - P. O. Box 12727, Austin, Texas 78711.  THE POSTMARK DEADLINE FOR APPLYING IS THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2020.

TO INSURE PROPER PROCESSING:  Please be sure to list the Central Labor Council, if any, with which your parent’s or legal guardian’s local union is affiliated.  Make sure the application is signed by a union officer and at least one parent or legal guardian.  Include an official school transcript and if applicable, proof of legal guardianship.  If you are unsure that your local union is affiliated with your local Central Labor Council, please contact one of your local union officers. PLEASE MAIL APPLICATIONS TO:  TEXAS AFL-CIO EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - P. O. BOX 12727, AUSTIN, TEXAS   78711.  Incomplete applications will be returned to the student.

A packet of material on organized labor will be sent to each applicant to prepare for a test about unions.  If you do not receive your packet, please contact your central labor council, a local union officer, or the Texas AFL-CIO.

SELECTION PROCESS:  Each Central Labor Council will arrange all interviews and tests for applicants no later than April 8, 2020.  Please contact your Central Labor Council if you have not received notice of an interview by April 1, 2020.  YOU MUST BE TESTED AND INTERVIEWED IN THE CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL DISTRICT IN WHICH YOUR LOCAL UNION IS AFFILIATED.

After interviews and tests are conducted, each local Central Labor Council will select semi-finalists from among their applicants.  Applicant’s financial need, academic achievements, extra-curricular activities, and his/her understanding of the labor movement as demonstrated by the test scores and interviews will be considered.

The statewide Scholarship Committee of the Texas AFL-CIO will select winners from among the semi-finalists.  The results will be mailed to all applicants.  High Schools principals will receive notice of winning applicants whose name will be announced in the Texas AFL-CIO Labor News.

 If you are awarded a scholarship, please contact the Texas AFL-CIO Education Department in writing or via email to ed@texasaflcio.org and give us the name and address of the university, college or technical institute you plan to attend.  The scholarship will be paid directly to the school of your choice upon acceptance.

 For further information, contact your local union officer, Central Labor Council or Edward Sills, Texas AFL-CIO Education Department, at (512) 477-6195 or ed@texasaflcio.org.

Click Here to Download the 2020 Scholarship Application