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Scholarship Programs
The APWU will award 15 scholarships in 2010 — ten academic scholarships and five vocational scholarships — to the children and grandchildren of APWU members.
The deadline for submission of applications is March 15, 2010. (See How to Apply below).
Please note that the APWU scholarship rules and the application form were revised for 2010. The appropriate individual application form must be used to apply for either the Hallbeck or Vocational scholarships. Old application forms will not be accepted.
Starting in 2010, The E.C. Hallbeck Memorial Scholarship will award $6,000 ($1,500 annually) to ten recipients (one male and one female from each of the five postal regions) to help pay for their four-year college tuition.
Vocational Scholarship winners will receive up to $3,000 ($1,000 annually) for specialized training in such fields as culinary arts, medical or dental assistant, electrician, real estate, auto mechanic, certified IT/computer education, cosmetology, or massage therapy, etc. Eligible programs can be of a nine-month to three-year duration.
The scholarships are open only to high school seniors.
March 15, 2010 will be the deadline for the APWU to receive completed applications.
Click here to download the 2010 APWU E.C. Hallbeck Memorial Scholarship Program application. [PDF]
Click here to download the 2010 APWU Vocational Scholarship Program application. [PDF]
2009 Scholarship Winners
Click here [PDF] to read about the 2009 APWU scholarship winners, their educational plans, and their parents.
Additional Scholarship Opportunities
In addition to the APWU Scholarship Program, you may wish to consider scholarship programs sponsored by Union Plus.
Since 1992, the Union Plus Scholarship Program, created by the AFL-CIO, has awarded over $2 million to union members and their families who want to begin or continue their post-secondary education at colleges or trade and technical schools. Their awards range from $500 to $4,000. For more information, visit www.unionplus.org/scholarships.
In addition, Union Plus sponsors the National Labor College Scholarship, which grants awards to union members who attend the National Labor College at the George Meany Center for Labor Studies in Silver Spring, MD.
Union Plus also offers a free Scholarship Search, with a database of more than 3,700 scholarships worth over $3.1 billion.
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