Union Leaders of the Future Scholarship
- This special scholarship is for women and/or people of color who are pursuing a career in union leadership.
- Meet the past winners of the Union Leaders of the Future Scholarships.
- At left: Renee A. Harris, CWA 2100, 2007 Union Leaders of the Future Scholarship winner
Apply for Union Leaders of the Future Scholarship
Click here to receive email notification when the '09 application is available.
Deadline to apply: May 30, 2009.
Helping more women and people of color become union leaders
Embracing its mission to enhance the value of union membershipand support a stronger labor movement, Union Privilege has developed a scholarship program to help more women and people of color become union leaders.
The Union Leaders of the Future Scholarship provides annual awards up to $3,000 to help future union leaders with the cost of continuing their education or training in order to pursue their union career goals and leadership skills.
Meet the past winners of the Union Leaders of the Future Scholarships.
The Union Leaders of the Future Scholarship Program is offered through the Union Plus Education Foundation.
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be female and/or a member of a racial/ethnic minority, defined as American Indian or Alaskan, Asian or Pacific Islander, African American, Hispanic, or multi-racial.
- Completed application form with a recommendation letter from a union leader who has knowledge of the applicant's labor leadership potential.
- See additional information in the Eligibility tab below.
Evaluation criteria:
- Applicants for scholarships are evaluated for union leadership potential. Important factors include career goals, social awareness and financial need. Specifically, this scholarship is for women and/or people of color who are very interested in becoming high-level union leaders in the labor movement.
- One scholarship application question will ask you to define your goals for a union leader mentoring relationship. Depending on responses, some scholarship winners will be matched with current available union leaders who will serve as mentors to the scholarship recipient.
- Scholarship applications will first be judged by a Union Privilege consultant who is a career professional with extensive experience in union scholarship programs. The consultant will make selections and determine award amounts.
Awards:
- Cash awards: The amount of the scholarship award ranges from $500-$3,000. These are one-time cash awards sent and paid directly to individual winners for study and related expenses within the following 12 months.
- Mentoring: Some scholarship winners will be matched with current union leaders to participate in a special mentoring program.
Scholarship details
Eligibility:
- A current union member from the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada, Guam and the Virgin Islands of a union participating in any Union Plus program. Find out about all of your union's Union Plus benefits here.
- Completed application form with a recommendation letter from a union leader who has knowledge of the applicant's leadership potential.
- Applicant must be female and/or a member of a racial/ethnic minority, defined as American Indian or Alaskan, Asian or Pacific Islander, African American, Hispanic, or multi-racial.
- Scholarship recipients can re-apply for future awards.
Evaluation criteria:
- Applicants for scholarships are evaluated for union leadership potential. Important factors include career goals, social awareness and financial need.
- One scholarship application will ask you to define your goals for a union leader mentoring relationship. Depending on responses, scholarship winners will be matched with current available union leaders who will serve as mentors to the scholarship recipient.
- Scholarship applications will first be judged by a Union Privilege consultant who is a career professional with extensive experience in union scholarship programs. The consultant will make selections and determine award amounts. The AFL-CIO Civil Rights & Women's Committees will ratify selections and award amounts.
Awards:
- Cash awards: The amount of the scholarship award ranges from $500-$3,000. These are one-time cash awards sent and paid directly to individual winners for study and related expenses within the following 12 months.
- Mentoring: Some scholarship winners will be matched with current union leaders to participate in a special mentoring program.
Interested in being a mentor to a future union leader? Sign up to be a mentor.
Eligibility
For the Union Leaders of the Future Scholarship, an applicant must:
- Be female and/or a member of a racial/ethnic minority, defined as American Indian or Alaskan, Asian or Pacific Islander, African American, Hispanic, or multi-racial.
- Be a current union member from the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada, Guam and the Virgin Islands of a union participating in any Union Plus program.
- Complete an application form with a recommendation letter from a union leader who has knowledge of the applicant's leadership potential.
- Scholarship recipients can re-apply for future awards.
Who is eligible?
- All dues-paying labor union members
- Retired union members
- Spouse, domestic partner and children of union members
- Widows/widowers of union members
Customer Service
Click here to receive email notification when the '09 application is available.
Deadline to apply: May 30, 2009.
Questions about the scholarship? Email info@unionprivilege.org
