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Scholarship Programs
About APWU Scholarships
The APWU awards 10 scholarships each year — five academic scholarships and five vocational scholarships — to the children and grandchildren of APWU members.
Please note that the APWU scholarship rules and the application form have been changed for 2007. The new application form must be used to apply for both the Hallbeck and Vocational scholarships. Old application forms will not be accepted.
The deadline for submission of applications is March 16, 2009. (See How to Apply below).
The E.C. Hallbeck Memorial Scholarship awards recipients $4,000 to apply towards their four-year college tuition.
Vocational Scholarship winners receive up to $3,000 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.
The program awards $1,000 scholarships annually for up to three years to at least one recipient from each of the five postal areas. Eligible programs can be of a nine-month to three-year duration.
The scholarships are open only to high school seniors.
March 16, 2009 is the deadline for the APWU to receive completed applications.
[2009 rules and the new application form - PDF].
For more information or to receive an application by mail, call the APWU Secretary-Treasurer's office at 202-842-4215.
2008 Scholarship Winners
Click here [PDF] to read about the 2008 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 nearly $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. Visit www.unionplus.org/scholarships for more information. Union Plus applications must be postmarked by Jan. 31, 2007.
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.
ABOUT THE SECRETARY-TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT
Terry R. Stapleton
Secretary-Treasurer
202-842-4215
202-842-8530
The Secretary-Treasurer acts as the union's chief financial officer and serves local unions, state affiliates, officers, and members in many ways.
The Secretary-Treasurer seeks to increase union revenue by encouraging non-members to join, and is responsible for the collection and proper disbursement of union funds. The Secretary-Treasurer's Department offers in-depth training to local and state union officers who have financial responsibilities for their organizations.
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