| NYS AFL-CIO will help educate future
labor leader The state AFL-CIO is another good
place for your child to look for help paying for college
if he or she wants to become a labor leader.
The NYS Federation offers a scholarship of $8,000, paid
over four years, to an affiliate member's child pursuing
a degree in labor relations or a related subject.
The winner is chosen on the basis of academic merit and
an essay on a labor issue. Finalists are interviewed.
Applicants must be:
- A 2000 high school graduate; and
- The child or ward of a member of PEF or other union
affiliated with the state AFL-CIO (PEF is AFT/SEIU Local
4053).
For an application and rules call 212-777-6040.
Completed applications must be submitted with required
documentation and essay by May 5. Winners will be
notified in early summer.
Labor history -
earn about it, Write about it,in a prize about it
High school students in
the Capital District can learn about local labor history
and compete for cash awards by entering the Labor History
Essay Contest sponsored by the Solidarity Committee of
the Capital District and Jobs with Justice, along with
area labor unions.
In fact, additional sponsors are still being sought.
Cash prizes will be awarded for the three winning essays,
which will be published in conjunction with a May Day
celebration. The winners also will be asked to read their
papers at a public ceremony.
Entries must be postmarked no later than Feb. 25, 2000.
Essays "must describe, discuss, analyze some event,
person (or persons), or organization in local labor
history." Topics could include the history of labor
activities in a particular industry, a particular union,
an ethnic or racial group, an individual person or the
local events around an important national or
international labor issue.
The essays should be five to 10 pages, not including
title page, bibliography or attachments.
Papers will be judged on the quality of writing and
research and must demonstrate academic and scholarly
effort. Special consideration will be given to essays on
original topics and those incorporating primary research,
such as the recollections of older workers.
For more specific rules and information about the Labor
History Essay Contest, call Dan Wilcox at (518) 482-0262,
or emailto:wilcox23@juno.com
PEF Scacalossi
Scholarships help educate new generation of leaders
PEF has helped pay college
expenses for approximately 110 children of PEF members
through the union's Joseph Scacalossi Scholarship Awards
Program.
Every year for more than a decade, the program has
awarded 10 scholarships, each worth $4,000 over four
years.
The program is named for Joseph Scacalossi, one of the
union's founders and leader of PEF Division 245 at the
state Labor Department in New York City until his death
in 1988.
"PEF members understand and value the importance of
higher education. That's why this union is committed to
rewarding academic excellence and helping to educate and
prepare the next generation for the challenges of
leadership and public service in the new
millennium," said PEF President Roger Benson.
The PEF Scholarship Committee - Charles McAteer, Arlene
Koniuto, Mary Pierce, Bruce Smith and Socorro Firpo -
uses a "blind" review process to impartially
select 10 winners from hundreds of applicants each year.
Winners receive $1,000 annually for up to four years, so
long as the student remains enrolled full-time at an
accredited college or university and maintains acceptable
undergraduate academic standing.
Applications are reviewed independently by the PEF
scholarship committee members, who evaluate each
candidate's application after all identifying information
has been removed and replaced by a code. The final,
anonymous scores are weighted and tabulated by computer.
Applicants must:
- Be the children, stepchildren, or wards of active,
retired or deceased PEF members;
- Be either high school seniors or college (full-time)
freshmen; and
- Have taken either the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
administered by the College Board, or the American
College Test (ACT) administered by the College Testing
Program.
To apply, complete and submit by March 17, 2000, the
preliminary application (on the back cover of this issue)
to:
PEF Scholarship Program
P.O. Box 12414
Albany, NY 12212-2414
Upon approval of the preliminary application, the PEF
Scholarship Committee will mail applicants a final
application. The final application must be completed and
returned to the committee by April 28, 2000, with a copy
of the student's high-school transcript and either SAT or
ACT results. Winners are notified in June and awards are
presented in July or August.
8 children of
PEF members at state Parole win Neil Boyle Scholarships
PEF Division 236 at the state Division of Parole has
awarded eight $500 college scholarships to children of
its members.
The eight winners of the annual Neil Boyle Scholarship
awards and the three alternate winners were selected from
more than 100 applicants by a random drawing at PEF's
recent 1999 Convention in Rochester.
The winners are: Susan A. Biggins, Tracy Johnson, Janeen
Spence, Joana Kelly, Michael Bilancini, Erin Oveis,
Jonathan Caslin, and Terrance Lawrence.
The three alternates are Elizabeth Muldoon, Jose
Rodriguez and Janet Harrison.
If you are a member of Division 236, contact your steward
to learn about next year's application process.
AFT offers $8,000
scholarships
Surely no one appreciates the value of education more
than teachers, and PEF's affiliate the American
Federation of Teachers (AFT) demonstrates that respect
through its Robert G. Porter Scholarship program.
Children of PEF members can compete for four $8,000
Robert G. Porter Scholarships.
These four-year scholarships are awarded to
college-bound, graduating high-school seniors. AFT also
offers 20 one-time, $1,000 continuing-education grants
for AFT/PEF members.
Robert G. Porter Scholars
Porter Scholars are selected on the basis of scholastic
achievement, test scores, extra-curricular activities, an
essay and letters of recommendation.
For an application and rules, write to:
Porter Scholars
555 New Jersey Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001-2079
Or visit AFT online at www.aft.org/scholarship.
Winners are notified in the summer.
R. G. Porter one-time grants
Applicants for the one-time grants must be an AFT (PEF)
member for at least one year, and taking courses in labor
relations or subjects related to their work.
Applicants must submit a 350-word essay on how they would
use the grant. And they will need a letter of support
from PEF President Roger Benson or his designee. See
directions above for obtaining an application form and
rules.Winners are notified in the summer.
Looking for serious
help paying for college? Check out SEIU
Whether its you or your children who need help paying for
college, PEF affiliate the Service Employees
International Union (SEIU) has a program to help.
SEIU offers several grants to its members (including PEF
members) who continue their undergraduate education.
It also awards several four-year college scholarships to
eligible members or their children in the U.S. and
Canada.
However, SEIU is in the process of revising these two
programs. Amounts of the grants and scholarships may
change from previous years.
In addition, the rules and application requirements may
also change for these programs.
SEIU hopes to have these revisions in place as early as
December '99.
Call 1-800-846-1561 for updated scholarship information
and to request application forms.
Or write to SEIU at:
SEIU Scholarship Committee
1313 L Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
SEIU-Long Island
University
This is one program SEIU is not changing. If you want to
attend LIU in Brooklyn, this is a great deal - full
tuition for four years. Three of these merit-based
scholarships are awarded every year to three SEIU members
or their children who are enrolled as full-time students
at Long Island University, Brooklyn.
Application forms and rules are available from:
Allan Chavez, Dean of Admissions
Long Island University
One University Plaza
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Be sure to specify you want the SEIU/LIU Scholarship
application.
Winners are announced in July.
Union Plus has
scholarships worth up to $4,000
Applications for the year 2000 Union Plus Credit Card
Scholarship Program are now available online and through
the mail.
You do not have to be a Union Plus cardholder to apply.
But you do have to be a union member or the child of one.
These awards, which were formerly called Union Privilege
scholarships, will again provide more than $200,000 in
scholarships ranging from $500 to $4,000.
For information and applications online, go to http://www.unionpriv.org
To receive an application through the mail, send a
postcard with your name, address, telephone number and
international union name (SEIU or AFT for PEF members)
clearly printed on it to Union Plus Scholarship Program,
P.O. Box 34800, Washington, DC 20043-4800. You must apply
by Jan. 31, 2000.
Completed and signed applications must be mailed to the
above address. It is not possible to electronically
submit applications. Award recipients' names will be
announced May 31, 2000.
NYS AFL-CIO will
help educate future labor leader
The state AFL-CIO is another good place for your child to
look for help paying for college if he or she wants to
become a labor leader.
The NYS Federation offers a scholarship of $8,000, paid
over four years, to an affiliate member's child pursuing
a degree in labor relations or a related subject.
The winner is chosen on the basis of academic merit and
an essay on a labor issue. Finalists are interviewed.
Applicants must be:
- A 2000 high school graduate; and
- The child or ward of a member of PEF or other union
affiliated with the state AFL-CIO (PEF is AFT/SEIU Local
4053). For an application (available in Feb.) and rules
call 212-777-6040.
Completed applications must be submitted with required
documentation and essay by May 5. Winners will be
notified in early summer.
Ask your PEF steward about scholarships your PEF division
or region may offer.
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