Amount: $500 $4,000. About: Offered by Union Plus Education Foundation, the Union Plus Scholarship Program is a $500 $4,000 award to provide support for union-affiliated members, spouses, and dependents who are beginning or continuing their postsecondary education. Applicants must be accepted into a U.S. accredited college, university, community college, technical or trade school at the time the award is issued; awards must be used for the current year and next year school year; undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to apply; members of participating AFL-CIO union members from Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and U.S. citizens are eligible; 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; current and retired members of unions participating in any union plus program, their spouses and their dependent children (as defined by IRS regulations) are eligible; grandchildren are not eligible unless a legal dependent (as defined by IRS regulations); at least one year of continuous union membership by the Applicant, Applicant’s spouse or parent (if Applicant is a dependent); the one year membership minimum must be satisfied by May 31, next year.
Eligible Grade Levels: Graduate Student, College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior, Community College Student
Eligible Majors: All Majors
Residency Requirement: No residency requirement
Minimum GPA: No GPA requirement
Deadline: January 31. Please note that scholarship deadlines often change, so make sure to check the scholarship sponsor’s website for up-to-date deadlines.