Union Plus Scholarship Deadline: Jan. 31

Eleanor Trice at Union Plus sent us this.

Union members and their children can apply for the Union Plus Scholarship, offering scholarship awards from $500 to $4,000. This year’s scholarship deadline is soon:  Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012.

“During a time when the labor movement is under attack, helping union members and their children achieve their educational goals is critical. That’s why we offer $150,000 in scholarship money every year and encourage union families to apply and pursue higher education’s path to achieve the American Dream,” says Leslie Tolf, president of Union Privilege, the organization that provides an array of Union Plus benefits for union families, including the scholarship program.

Union Plus Scholarship awards are granted to students attending a two-year college, four-year college, graduate school or a recognized technical or trade school. Since starting the program in 1991, Union Plus has awarded $3 million in educational funding to more than 2,100 union members, spouses and dependent children. Recipients are selected based on academic ability, social awareness, financial need and appreciation of labor.

In 2011, Union Plus awarded $150,000 in scholarships to 130 students representing 43 unions in the 2011 Union Plus Scholarship Program.

In addition to the Union Plus Scholarships, the following benefits help union families afford higher education:

• Scholarships to help union members and leaders finish their degrees with an affordable, flexible and convenient online programs at the National Labor College.
  
• Discounts of 15 percent to 60 percent on college and graduate school test preparation courses from The Princeton Review. Includes classroom, online and private tutoring for the SAT^®, ACT^®, GMAT^®, LSAT^®, GRE^® and MCAT^® as well as college affordability and admissions online courses. Visit UnionPlus.org/CollegePrep or call 1-888-243-7737.
  
• To receive Union Plus mobile alerts on key education-related deadlines and information throughout the year, text STUDENT to 22555.

Visit UnionPlus.org/Education for details on ALL the Union Plus Education Services, including applications and benefit eligibility.

Other programs include mortgage and finance benefits, safety net and insurance benefits and even money-saving offers on Goodyear tires, car rentals and AT&T wireless service. Union members can visit UnionPlus.org to find out which programs their unions offer.

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