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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

Patrick McGinn

This years recipient of the

CSEA Kenneth J. Plummer Memorial Scholarship

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 2006
APPLICATION	To download the Irving Flaumenbaum Memorial Scholarship Application click here." PDF" (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".

Union Plus
(AFSCME AND AFL-CIO SCHOLARSHIPS)

AWARDS	A total of $150,000 in scholarships is awarded through the Union Plus Credit Card Scholarship Award Program. The awards are for no less than $500. and no more than $4,000.
ELIGIBILITY	Members, their spouses and their children are eligible. Eligibility also 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 CSEA/AFSCME in order for spouses and children to be eligible. Members need not be Credit Card cardholders to apply
ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA	Applicants must be accepted into an accredited college or community college or a recognized technical or trade school. 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 available September 15th. Applications must be postmarked by January 31st. Recipients will be notified by May31st.
APPLICATION	Applications can be downloaded from AFSCME's website: www.afscme.org click on AFSCME Advantage, click on Members' Only Benefits or call 1-(202)-429-5066 or 1-(800)-238-2539.

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: http://www.afscme.org/members/852.cfm or call (202) 429-1250.

Jerry Clark Memorial Scholarship
(Statewide Scholarship)

AWARDS	A scholarship of $10,000 per year for junior and senior years of college will be awarded to an actively employed CSEA/AFSCME .
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. The student must have a Grade Point Average of 3.0 or above. The student must be a political science major. The winner will also be given the opportunity to intern at the International Union Headquarters in the Political Action Department during the summer for one semester between his/her junior and senior year
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 click here " PDF"
DEADLINE	August 1. Deadline is July 1
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

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