
Union Plus Scholarship Program
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Union Plus Scholarship Program
Since 1992, the Union Plus Scholarship Program has awarded more than
$2.4 million to students of working families who want to begin or
continue their post-secondary education. Over 1,700 families have
benefited from our commitment to higher education. The Union Plus
Scholarship Program is offered through the Union Plus Education
Foundation.
Outstanding Scholarship Recipients
The students selected for university, college, trade school or
technical scholarships represent a wide sampling of backgrounds, union
affiliations, goals and accomplishments. Congratulations to the
recipients of our 2007 college scholarships.
Union Plus Scholarship Program Information:
How to apply:
The 2008 Union Plus Scholarship application deadline was January 31,
2008. To receive an email when the 2009 scholarship application is
available in September 2008, please
click here.
Eligibility for Scholarships:
Current and retired members of unions participating in any Union Plus
program, their spouses and their dependent children (including foster
children, step children, and any other child for whom the individual
member provides greater than 50% of his or her support) can apply for
a Union Plus Scholarship. (Participating union members from the U.S.,
Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada are
eligible.) Members do not have to purchase any Union Plus program
product or participate in any Union Plus programs to apply for the
scholarships and scholarship awards are not based upon participation
in a Union Plus program.
The individual must be accepted into an accredited college or
university, community college or recognized technical or trade school
at the time the award is issued. Note: Graduate students are now
eligible.
Evaluation criteria: The
scholarship program is open to students attending or planning to
attend a college or university, a community college, or a technical
college or trade school. Applicants for scholarships are evaluated
according to academic ability, social awareness, financial need and
appreciation of labor.
Scholarship applications are judged by a committee of impartial post
secondary educators. Applications are first reviewed by a panel of
independent career professionals. Semi-finalists are chosen based on a
point scale, and their applications are then provided to judges for
further review and selection of finalists and awards. Program judges
include representatives from the American Association of Community
Colleges, the United Negro College Fund, the American Association of
State Colleges and Universities and the National Association of
Independent Colleges and Universities.
Scholarship award amounts: The amount
of the award ranges from $500 - $4,000. This is a one-time cash award
sent to individual winners for study beginning in the fall of the same
year
Fill out this form to be notified via e-mail when the Union Plus
Scholarship application is ready in September 2008.
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