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Union Plus Scholarship Program

Awarded annually to AFSCME members and their families.

AFSCME Member, Nine Family Members Win Prestigious Union Plus Scholarships

The Union Plus Scholarship program, sponsored by the Union Plus Education Foundation, helps union members and their families defray the cost of higher education. Since 1992, more than $2.4 million has been awarded through these prestigious scholarship awards.

Who's Eligible

Members, their spouses or domestic partners, and dependent children (as defined under IRS regulations). Graduate students and grandchildren are not eligible.

Members must have at least one year of continuous good-standing membership in AFSCME in order for spouses and children to be eligible. Members do not have to purchase any Union Plus program products or participate in any Union Plus programs to apply for the Scholarship.

How much is the award?

The amount of the award ranges between $500 and $4,000. This is a one-time cash award sent to individual winners for undergraduate study beginning in the fall of the same year.

How to Apply

By the time the award is issued applicants must:

  • Be accepted into an accredited college or community college or a recognized technical or trade school.
  • Submit their high school, college or trade school transcript. Applicants who have taken the SAT or ACT must submit their exam score.
  • Provide one personal reference, a verification of AFSCME membership and an essay of 500 words on the applicant's personal interests and aspirations, as well as an explanation as to why he or she is deserving of a union scholarship.

Members can obtain an application by sending a postcard with their name, local union number, telephone number and address to:

    Union Plus Education Foundation
    c/o Union Privilege
    P.O. Box 34800
    Washington, DC 20043-4800

Deadlines

  • Applications are available Sept. 15 and must be postmarked no later than Jan. 31.
  • Scholarship recipients will be sent notification on May 31.

Awards

An impartial committee of post-secondary school educators will make the awards based on such factors as academic achievement and potential, character, leadership, social awareness, career goals and financial need.

More Scholarship Information on the Web:

Additional information on scholarships is available in the AFSCME Education and Leadership Department.

For more information about this, and other AFSCME Advantage programs, call 1-800-238-2539 (TTY: 1-800-318-2174).

College Planning Center

Sponsored by American Education Services.

Visit the Union Plus College Planning Center, your one-stop education site. You'll find the information you need to find a career, choose a college, university or career school, apply and pay for postsecondary education, then move into the working world.

Click here to go to the College Planning Center.

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