AFSCME Members and Their Families Win a Total of $17,000 for College

You or Your Child Could Win This Year! Apply Now for the 1997 MasterCard Scholarship

MasterCard Scholarships. A total of $150,000 in scholarships is awarded through the MasterCard Scholarship Award Program. The awards are for no less than $500 and no more than $4,000.

Who's Eligible. Members, their spouses and their children. Eligibility extends to foster children, stepchildren and adopted children, but excludes grandchildren and graduate students.

Members must have at least one year of continuous good-standing membership in AFSCME in order for spouses and children to be eligible. Members need not be MasterCard cardholders in order to apply.

How to Apply. Applicants must:

• be accepted into an accredited college or community college or a recognized technical or trade school by June 30;
• submit their high school, college or trade school transcript; submit exam scores for the SAT or ACT, if they have taken either exam; and
• 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, Social Security number and address to Union MasterCard Scholarship, PO Bxo 9389, Minneapolis MN 55440-9389.

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.

Deadline. Applications are currently available and must be postmarked no later than January 31, 1997. Scholarship recipients will be notified by May 31.