State AFL-CIO offers scholarship

The New York State AFL-CIO will award an $8,000 four-year scholarship to a 2003 graduating high school senior who plans to pursue a career in labor relations or a related field. The award will be $2,000 a year, for four consecutive years.

To be eligible, the applicant must have a parent or guardian who is a member of PEF or another union affiliated with the New York State AFL-CIO. Applications are available through the NYS AFL-CIO Scholarship Committee, c/o Dr. Lois Gray, Cornell University, ILR School, 16 East 34th Street, 4th floor, New York, NY 10016.

The completed application and other materials must be received by April 15, 2003. Finalists will be selected and interviewed. In June, the winner will be selected and all finalists notified of the decision .— Deborah A. Miles

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