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Scholarships

The Education Department administers several scholarship programs for AFSCME members and their children. Below is a full list of scholarship opportunities available through AFSCME. Click on an individual scholarship to download an application and for information on requirements and deadlines.

• AFSCME Family Scholarship
  $2,000 renewable scholarship awarded to 13 high school seniors each year.
• AFSCME/UNCF: Union Scholars Program
  AFSCME has joined with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) to let eligible college students experience what it's like to be part of the labor movement.
• AFSCME Affiliate Scholarship Programs
  Many AFSCME affiliates have special scholarship programs designed to help their members pursue educational opportunities to advance on the job.
• Jerry Clark Memorial Scholarship
  A collegiate scholarship for juniors and seniors who major in political science; it includes a summer internship in the AFSCME Political Action Department in Washington, D.C.
• Jerry Wurf Memorial Fund
  Provides three scholarships for the six-week Harvard Trade Union Program for full-time AFSCME staff planning a career in the trade union movement or an AFSCME member holding an elected position who is willing to take leave.
• Joey Parisi Scholarship
  Available to a staff person or local officer who is a full-time or release-time AFSCME organizer, this scholarship covers tuition to the National Labor College.
• Nadra Floyd Memorial Scholarship
  A $2,000 renewable scholarship for AFSCME members and staff who would like to attend the National Labor College in Silver Spring, Maryland.
• Union Leaders of the Future Scholarship
  Helping more women and people of color become union leaders.
• Union Plus Education Services
  
• Union Plus National Labor College Scholarship
  This scholarship is for dues-paying union members or staff employees of an AFL-CIO affiliated organization interested in enrolling in the National Labor College.
• Union Plus Scholarship
  Offered to current and retired members of unions participating in any Union Plus program.

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