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Union Plus Scholarship
The Union Plus Scholarship provides $150,000 per year for union members and their children.
Apply NowThe Union Plus Scholarship Difference:
Helping union members and their children attend college. For the past 19 years, Union Plus has distributed over 3.2 million scholarship dollars to working families.
NEW: Apply online for the 2012 Union Plus Scholarship. Deadline to apply: January 31, 2012
Also, check out the National Labor College online degrees and Union Plus NLC scholarships.
Visit the Union Plus College Planning Center to find the right college, learn about paying for it, and much more.
At left: Hannah Leventhal, UFCW Local 7, 2008 Union Plus Scholarship recipient
Union Plus Scholarship Program
Apply online for the 2012 Union Plus Scholarship. Deadline to apply: January 31, 2012. This year's application is entirely online - allowing students to complete their application over time and save their responses.
Since 1992, the Union Plus Scholarship Program has awarded more than $3.2 million to students of working families who want to begin or continue their post-secondary education. Over 2,100 families have benefited from our commitment to higher education. The Union Plus Scholarship Program is offered through the Union Plus Education Foundation.
See eligibility in the purple tab below.
Outstanding Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to the 2011 scholarship winners. This year, some 130 union members and union family members have been awarded $150,000 in scholarships, ranging from $500 to $4,000. Listen to the story of the 2010 Union Plus Scholarship Video Contest Winner.
The students selected for university, college, trade school or technical scholarships represent a wide sampling of backgrounds, union affiliations, goals and accomplishments. The selection process is very competitive since we receive over 5,000 applications each year.
How does the Union Plus Scholarship Program work?
Evaluation criteria:
The scholarship program is open to students attending or planning to attend a college or university, a community college, or a technical college or trade school.
Applicants for scholarships are evaluated according to academic ability, social awareness, financial need and appreciation of labor.
Scholarship applications are judged by a committee of impartial post secondary educators. Applications are first reviewed by a panel of independent career professionals. Semi-finalists are chosen based on a point scale, and their applications are then provided to judges for further review and selection of finalists and awards.
Applicants wishing to receive confirmation of receipt of their applications may send a self-addressed, stamped postcard along with their application.
Program judges include representatives from the American Association of Community Colleges, the United Negro College Fund, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.
Scholarship award amounts: The amount of the award ranges from $500 - $4,000. This is a one-time cash award sent to individual winners for study beginning in the fall of the same year.
Notification to winners:
Due to the large number of applicants that we receive, we can ONLY notify winners by mail about their selection as Union Plus Scholarship recipients on May 31 each year. Winners should receive their award letters within the first two weeks of June. Union Privilege will not be able to advise applicants on the status of their applications.
Applicants wishing to receive confirmation of receipt of their applications may send a self-addressed, stamped postcard along with their application.
All applicants should note that the Union Plus Scholarship program is very competitive. Even students who have a stellar background may not be selected due to the number of superb applications Union Plus receives each year.
Eligibility
- Current and retired members of unions participating in any Union Plus program, their spouses and their dependent children (including foster children, step children, and any other child for whom the individual member provides greater than 50% of his or her support) can apply for a Union Plus Scholarship.
- Participating union members from the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada are eligible.
- Union members do not have to purchase any Union Plus program product or participate in any Union Plus programs to apply for the scholarships and scholarship awards are not based upon participation in a Union Plus program.
- The applicant must be accepted into an accredited college or university, community college or recognized technical or trade school at the time the award is issued.
- Undergraduate and graduate students are now eligible.
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- Leaders can order free bulk materials by calling the Union Plus Leader Line at 1-800-472-2005 or 202-293-5330 (M-F, 8:30 - 4:30 pm ET) in the Washington, D.C. metro area.
- Place an ad or article about Union Plus Scholarship in your union publication(s).
- Create a link to all your union’s Union Plus benefits on your union’s Web site.
- Print a handy benefits guide and customize it with your local union’s name.
- Union membership doesn't cost - it pays! Do you and your members know how much (on average) they could save annually if they used the Union Plus discounts? Calculate your savings now.
On 01/20/11 Thornette said:
I am going to give it a try becasue I have nothing to lose and absolutely everything to gain. I am so thankful that this exist at such a time.
On 01/04/11 anonymous said:
The Union has always given me so much. This is just another gift. I hope my daughter wins this year. I will continue to apply for it untill she graduate College in 2 years. Thanks for every thing.
On 12/29/10 Robin said:
My daughter won one of these scholarships in 2007. This is a great resource for union members. (I'm hoping it will prove to be so in 2011, as we have twins heading for college - and zero money for it.)
On 11/14/10 anonymous said:
Because I think menbers need to know all about union Plus.
On 08/08/10 Victoria said:
This scholarship enabled me to go to the school of my dreams. I highly encourage any prospective applicants to take advantage of this opportunity. Thank you Union Plus! - Victoria Bledsoe, AK