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SCHOLARSHIP INFOTo assist our membership seeking information on other scholarships and/or educational financial assistance, listed below are several links which will connect you with other union sites offering such services. NEW! 2009 - click here for the current .pdf on Money For College, provided by the Maryland Higher Education Commission UNION PRIVILEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Applications for the "Union Leaders of the Future" Scholarship are now available. Embracing its mission to enhance the value of union membership and support a stronger labor movement, Union Privilege offers the Union Leaders of the Future Scholarship and Mentoring Program to help more women and people of color become union leaders. The Scholarship Program provides annual awards up to $3,000 to help future leaders with the cost of continuing their education to pursue their union career goals and leadership skills. The Mentoring Program helps women and people of color set and reach defined union leadership goals. Selected mentees are matched with current leaders in the labor movement. Scholarships are funded by the Union Plus Education Foundation and can be used for tuition, books and travel for leadership training at accredited labor schools, colleges, universities and community colleges. Applicants, who may be union members, leaders or staff, will be asked to write an essay on how their leadership goals and aspirations will help strengthen the labor movement. The Union Plus Leaders of the Future Scholarship Program has awarded $74,000 to 28 winners to help them pursue their union career goals and leadership skills. To learn more about the program and to download the application, visit www.UnionPlus.org/DiversityScholarship. All applications must be postmarked by May 30, 2009. Scholarship winners will be contacted by July 7, 2009. TUITION REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM, MD HIGHER ED COMMISSION 2007 - The message below is for personnel who may have taken college courses during the 2006-2007 academic year. If you are enrolled in a Maryland-based program that leads to either an EMS or Fire degree then you may be eligible for 100% reimbursement through the Charles W. Riley Firefighter and EMS Tuition Reimbursement Program. The deadline is July 1. Please contact Ms. Rogers directly at the MD Higher Education Commission with any questions. This information initially provided by:
Michael W. Robinson Sr., Division Chief :
Fire-Rescue Academy Baltimore County Fire Department
ASHCRAFT & GEREL, LLP usually offers two $2,500 UNION SCHOLARSHIPS for each academic year: one for undergraduate, one for post-graduate. All applicants must be members in good standing of a Baltimore Area AFL-CIO affiliated union, or someone in the immediate family of a member of the participating union. Selection is based upon an evaluation of academic ability, a statement of goals, participation in extracurricular activities (including community work), and/or employment. Application kits are typically available after July 1 by calling A&G's Receptionist at 410-539-1122. You will need a Local officer (or Elizabeth!) to verify the union membership on the application form. Pay close attention to detail. Completed applications must be received around mid-August, and winners are selected around the end of September. (I do not have any current 2009 or 2010 info on this.) The "AMERICA'S 9/11 FOUNDATION, Inc." has SCHOLARSHIPS available for the children of active or disabled First Responders. For info and applications, visit their website www.americas911foundation.org. This is an essay application and the [postmark deadline for this year's applications is April 1, 2009. Thanks to Tab Badders for initially providing this information! The International Association of Fire Fighters has several SCHOLARSHIPS available, which are designed to fit specific needs. The first is the W. H. "Howie" McClennan Scholarship which presents awards annually to the sons, daughters or legally adopted children of fire fighters who have died in the line of duty. The awards assist members wanting to attend a university, accredited college or school of higher learning in the United States or Canada. Learn more. The second is the Harvard University Trade Union Program Scholarship which presents two awards to IAFF members in good standing to attend the Harvard University Trade Union Program. Learn more. Other sites to visit:
We have no experience with any of these listings; they are included here just to give you a quick and easy sampling of what we found on-line! When you do a search through your browser on "scholarships," you'll find literally dozens if not hundreds of sites which either offer to help you find scholarships, or offer scholarships of their own. You may want to limit your searches to states/locations, types of studies (academic, industrial, art, etc.), fields of interest (law, medical, trade, etc.), or types of college (two-year, university, etc.). It never hurts to ask ... or in this case, to apply. With so much money available, there's no need to put all your eggs in one basket. Good luck!!!
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