May 30 Deadline to Apply for Union Leader Scholarships

by James Parks, May 28, 2009

Isaac Gobern, a member of Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers, and Ann Scagel, a UAW member, were two of the 2008 Union Leaders of the Future Scholarship winners.

Time is running out to apply for the Union Leaders of the Future Scholarship and Mentoring Program. The deadline is May 30.

The scholarship program provides annual awards of up to $3,000 to help women and people of color with the cost of continuing their education to build leadership skills and pursue their union careers.

Scholarships can be used for tuition, books and travel for leadership training at accredited labor schools, colleges, universities and community colleges. Many students have used the program to attend the National Labor College. Click here to apply or learn more about the program.

By affording opportunities for women and people of color to continue their education, the scholarship program is helping build a skilled, diverse leadership for the union movement to continue to reach out and provide benefits to more workers.  

Applicants must be members of a union or union leaders or staff. Each applicant will be asked to write an essay on how their leadership goals and aspirations will help strengthen the labor movement.

The scholarship program is sponsored by the Union Plus Education Foundation, an arm of Union Privilege, which provides consumer benefits to members and retirees of participating unions.

So far, the Union Leaders of the Future Scholarship Program has awarded $74,000 to 28 winners.

All applications must be postmarked by May 30, 2009. Scholarship winners will be contacted by July 7, 2009.

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