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AFSCME Family Scholarship

Knowledge Is Power

Looking for financial support for college?  Each year the AFSCME Family Scholarship Program provides ten $2,000 scholarships to high school seniors that will be renewed for $2,000 each year for a maximum of four years, provided the student remains enrolled in a full-time course of study. The scholarship may be used for any field of study.

Are You Eligible?

To be eligible, you must:

  • Be a graduating high school senior
  • Be a daughter, son or financially dependent grandchild of an active or retired, full dues-paying AFSCME member.
  • Be an applicant to an accredited college or university and subsequently accepted as a full-time student in a four year degree program.

How to Apply

To apply, you must meet all eligibility requirements as identified above. Make sure your complete application, with all support documentation (essay, transcripts, letters of recommendations, SAT or ACT scores, proof of AFSCME membership, etc.), is mailed together in one envelope, POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 31, to:

AFSCME Family Scholarship Program
Attention: AFSCME Advantage
1625 L Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036

If you have any questions, please call us at (202) 429-5066.

2012 AFSCME Family Scholarship Winners

Congratulations to Elisabeth J. Caldwell, Wisconsin Council 24; Allison Marguerite Cooper, Illinois Council 31; Alicia D. Donahue, Ohio OAPSE Local 4; Brittany T. Gerhart, Ohio Council 8; Delanie Rachelle Gieseke, Minnesota Council 5; Hunter Ellis-Lui-Kwan, Hawaii HGEA; Frank R. Laufenberg, Wisconsin Council 40; Jordan Mayo, New York CSEA/Local 1000; Kennethea Wilson, New York Council 66; Katherine Winchell, Washington Council 2.