Scholarship Spotlight

The AFL-CIO Department of Education publishes a

   "Guide to Union-Sponsored Scholarships"
To receive a free copy of the Guide, write to :

AFL-CIO Education Department, 815 Sixteenth St., N.W.,  Washington, D.C. 20006.
  

Congratulations to Shenendehowa High School Senior

Kyle Donahue

Kyle is the son of Carrie Donahue, a Special Education Aide at Karigon.

 Kyle plans on attending Penn State in the fall and will be majoring in Engineering.  Good Luck Kyle!

2011 Recipient

CSEA Kenneth J. Plummer Memorial Scholarship

 

AWARDS

This scholarship was established to honor the memory of Kenneth Plummer, a former employee of Shenendehowa Central Schools and a former officer of CSEA Local 864 and Unit 8458. The scholarship will be paid by the beginning of the fall semester 2010 to the college or university of the applicant’s choice. 

 

ELIGIBILITY Click HERE for eligibility requirements
DEADLINE

Sue Butera, Guidance Office High School East, no later than March 31

APPLICATION Applications are available at High School East Guidance office.

 

CSEA Irving Flaumenbaum Memorial Scholarship
(Statewide Scholarship)

AWARDS CSEA awards eighteen (18) $1,000 (Flaumenbaum) and two (2) $2,500 (one JLT & one MetLife) Scholarships annually to high school seniors
ELIGIBILITY Open to children of CSEA-represented employees who are seniors in high school.
Flaumenbaum Award
 		Academic record, school activities, outside work experience, community involvement, financial need, career goals, etc.
JLT &MetLife
 		Based on scholastic achievement, the award is drawn from the top 2% of Flaumenbaum applicants. The JLT Award will go to a student entering the SUNY system. The MetLife Award has no such limitation.
DEADLINE April 17th
APPLICATION To download the Irving Flaumenbaum Memorial Scholarship Application click here. (One application covers all three scholarships Irving Flaumenbaum, Pearl Carroll & Associates Award and MetLife).
HISTORY Irving Flaumenbaum was a CSEA activist for more than 30 years. At the time of his death he was characterized as a "tireless unionist, a spirited leader and a true friend of all public employees".

AFSCME Family Scholarship Program
(AFSCME AND AFL-CIO SCHOLARSHIPS)

AWARDS Ten scholarships of $2,000. each are awarded annually. Once awarded, the scholarships 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.
ELIGIBILITY Any graduating high school senior who is a daughter or son of an active CSEA/AFSCME member, (or whose legal guardian is an active CSEA/AFSCME member) and who intends to enroll in a full-time, four-year degree program in any accredited college or university, is eligible to apply for a scholarship. The scholarship may be used for any field of study.
ACCEPTANCE
CRITERIA 		Based on academic record, high school activities and written essay on "What AFSCME has Meant to our Family".
DEADLINE Postmarked no later than December 31st.
APPLICATION Write to: AFSCME Family Scholarship Program, Attention: Education Department, 1625 L Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 application requests can be made by e-mail to education@afscme.org or downloaded from AFSCME's website: AFSCME Family Scholarship Page or call (202) 429-5066.

Jerry Clark Memorial Scholarship 
(Statewide Scholarship)

AWARDS The Jerry Clark Memorial Scholarship Program is an ongoing program available to children of AFSCME members. Under the program, one scholarship in the amount of $5,000 will be awarded annually to two students majoring in the social sciences for his/her junior and senior years of study.
ELIGIBILITY Any student in his/her sophomore year of study who is enrolled in a full-time four-year degree program in any accredited college or university, and whose parent, legal guardian, or financially responsible grandparent is an AFSCME member and who meets the following requirements is eligible to apply for the scholarship.
  • st have a Grade Point Average of 2.5 or above.
  • The student must be a social science major. (i.e., political science, sociology, ethnic studies, communications, etc.) at an accredited college or university.

 


APPLICATION 		For an application write to: AFSCME Family Scholarship Program, ATTN.: Education Department, 1625 L. Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 or e-mail: education @afscme.org  or download the application from the AFSCME website: Jerry Clark Memorial Scholarship Page

DEADLINE 		Make sure your complete application, with all support documentation, is mailed to AFSCME, POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN APRIL 30.
HISTORY Jerry Clark served AFSCME for nearly two decades as Director of the International union's Political Action Department. In 1990, to honor the memory of Brother Clark, who died in that year, AFSCME instituted the Jerry Clark Memorial Scholarship

Northeast Council AFL

AWARDS Ten scholarships of $1,000. These scholarships are awarded on a yearly basic for one time only.
ELIGIBILITY Children and Grandchildren of members of a local affiliated with a participating state AFL-CIO.
ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA
 		Applicants must be accepted by an accredited two-or four-year college winners are drawn by lottery.
DEADLINE Postmarked no later than June 30..
APPLICATION Write to: Mario Cilento, NYS AFL-CIO, 48 east 21st ST., 12th Floor
New York, NY 10010 or call (212) 777-6040.