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 graduating 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:

  • At the time of application, be a graduating high school senior whose parent, legal guardian or financially responsible grandparent is a full dues-paying AFSCME member;
  • At the time the scholarship is awarded, be enrolled in a full-time degree program either at an accredited four-year institution or at a two-year institution that will transfer credits to a four-year institution; and
  • In 2022, AFSCME adopted a test-optional policy. Applicants are not required to submit SAT or ACT scores, but the selection committee may consider them.
  • Return complete application with all required documentation postmarked by the December 31 deadline.

How to Apply

Download Application

Please make sure your complete application and all support documentation (essay, transcripts, letters of recommendation, optional SAT or ACT scores, proof of AFSCME membership, etc.) are mailed together in one envelope, POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 31, 2024, to:

AFSCME Family Scholarship Program
Attention: AFSCME Advantage
1625 L Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036-5687

2025 AFSCME Family Scholarship Winners

Congratulations:

  • Sophia Dailey, daughter of Catherine Dailey, AFSCME Council 31, Local 1964
  • Alivia Foster, daughter of Alison Foster, OAPSE Local 161 
  • Emilie Garrabrant, daughter Jeslyn Lim-Garrabrant, AFSCME Council 3, Local 112
  • Aaron Gill, son of the late Jason Gill, AFSCME District Council 37, Local 375
  • Mason Jordan, son of Marisa Jordan, AFSCME Council 57, Local 829
  • Farihah Kemp, daughter of Bruce Kemp, AFSCME Council 33, Local 427
  • Aadarsh Kumar, son of Mukta Kumar, AFSCME Council 63, Local 2514
  • Emilia Regan-Bone, daughter of Bert Regan, AFSCME Council 2, Local 109 and Nuria Regan, AFSCME Council 28, Local 1671
  • Christina Shaju, daughter of Shaju Thomas, AFSCME Council 907, Local 3114
  • Kimberly Wang, daughter of Xin Guan, NUHHCE/UNAC 1199