 Education
& Research:
Union
Scholarships
For members
whose children
are graduating
high school in
this year and
are applying to
college or
technical
school, a
comprehensive
list of
labor-sponsored
scholarships
state-by-state
is available on
the AFL-CIO web
site.
Check also with
your
city/regional
central labor
council for
local awards as
well.
Other resources
available to you
for
financial aid
can also be
found on the
AFL-CIO web
site.
College
Financial
Assistance
TWU members and
their families
are well-aware
of the rising
costs of
college. Each
year, in May,
TWU offers 15
scholarships to
the sons and
daughters of TWU
members through
the
Michael J. Quill
Scholarship
program.
Some local
unions, central
labor bodies and
state
federations of
labor offer
scholarships and
prizes.
One of the best
guides to
union-assistance
is the AFL-CIO
Guide to
Union-Sponsored
Scholarships,
Awards and
Student
Financial Aid.
The guide lists
3,000
scholarships
worth over $4
million offered
directly by
individual
unions, state
federations, and
local central
bodies. Single
copies are
available
without charge
to union members
(indicate your
union and local
affiliation)
from the AFL-CIO
Publications and
Materials
Office, 815 16th
Street, N.W.,
Room 209,
Washington, DC
20006.
On-line links to
sources of
useful
information
regarding
financial aid
follow.
An important
source of
information is
the Financial
Aid Home Page.
Another useful
resource is the
U.S. Department
of Education's
Student Guide,
containing an
extensive
explanation of
federal student
aid programs.
(To download a
text-based
version of the
document, click
here.)
For a free
search of many
scholarships and
aid available to
students,
see the fast Web
site
A number of Web
sites provide
financial aid
information. For
a listing of
sites, see the
Yahoo Financial
Aid Sites List.
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