January time to
apply for student financial aid
During January, PEF members with college-bound children
may want to investigate a number of scholarships to help
ease the financial crunch of college costs. January is
the month most colleges and universities recommend you
begin submitting applications for loans and scholarships.
To learn about financial aid for New York state
residents, call Higher Education Services Corporation at
1-800-NY-HESC or go online to www.hesc.org.
New on this website is the World Trade Center Memorial
Scholarship Program, created to provide college
scholarships to family members and dependents of those
killed or seriously disabled in the September 11, 2001,
terrorist attacks and to survivors who were seriously
disabled.
These scholarships will cover the full cost of attending
a public college within New York up to a maximum of
$12,000 per year.
For local scholarships and loans, check with the guidance
office at your child’s school, or enroll in
workshops on how to apply for financial aid, which are
usually offered at high schools and colleges throughout
the state in January.
In addition, preapplications are now available for
PEF’s Joseph Scacalossi Scholarship program. And
check with your PEF division leaders to find out about
other scholarships, such as the Neil Boyle Scholarship
offered to children of PEF Division 236 members.
PEF’s international affiliates also offer
scholarships. The American Federation of Teachers offers
the Robert G. Porter Scholars Program. Get details on
their website at www.aft.org.
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) offers
scholarship competitions open to the children of PEF
members. Visit their website at www.seiu.org to learn about the SEIU
Scholarship Program, the Jesse Jackson Scholarship and
the Moe Foner Scholarship.
PEF to award 10
Scacalossi Scholarships
I n memory of Joseph Scacalossi, who
helped organize and lead the union in its early years,
PEF annually awards 10 scholarships worth $4,000 over
four years.
You must be the child, stepchild or ward of any active,
retired or deceased PEF member to apply. And you must be
a high school senior or college freshman.
To apply, complete and submit by March 21, 2003, the
preliminary application below to: PEF Scholarship
Program, P.O. Box 12414, Albany, NY 12212-2414
Upon approval of your preliminary application, the PEF
Scholarship Committee will mail you a final application.
Complete and return the final application to the
committee by April 25, 2003. Click here to download application
form.
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Unions offer $$$
to top students
For PEF members with a high school senior in their
family, the state AFL-CIO is offering one $8,000
scholarship paid over four years.
To be eligible, the student must be pursuing a degree in
labor relations or a related subject. Along with the
application, students must write an essay and provide two
letters of recommendation from teachers, guidance
counselors or school administrators.
Details are available online at www.aflcio.org. To request an application, write
to Gary Duesberg, Education Director, New York State
AFL-CIO, 100 South Swan Street, Albany, NY 12210-1939 or
call him at (518) 436-8516 ext. 244. Submit the completed
application by April 15.
Top grades pay
off at AFT
A+ The American Federation of
Teachers (AFT) offers Robert G. Porter Scholarships
— $8,000 over four years to college-bound graduating
high school seniors.
These scholarships are for members’ dependents who
intend to pursue a career in labor, education, health
care or government service. The parent or guardian must
have been a PEF member for at least one year.
Applicants must write a short essay on a labor topic,
provide two letters of recommendation and exhibit
academic excellence by noting any honors or awards
received while in high school.
Applications are available online at www.aft.org or by
sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to Robert G.
Porter Scholars Program, AFT, 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW,
Washington, D.C. 20001.
Completed applications must be postmarked by March 31.
The winner will be announced June 30.
SEIU offers big
bucks too
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Jesse
Jackson Scholarship Program offers a yearly grant of
$5,000 that can be renewed annually for a maximum of four
consecutive years. PEF and SEIU members in good standing
for at least one year, as of September 1, 2000, and their
children are eligible. Applicants must be enrolled in an
accredited two- or four-year college. Graduate students
are not eligible.
Students must pursue an interest in social change and
activism beyond their college education, such as working
for a union. To apply, you must specifically request the
Jesse Jackson Scholarship Program application by writing
to Scholarship Programs Administrators INC. (SPA), P.O.
Box 23737, Nashville, TN. 37202-3737 or by calling 1-615
320-3149. Deadline information is also available thorough
SPA.
 Legacy
of Neil Boyle lives on through scholarships
Several PEF regions and divisions offer scholarships to
their members’ children and wards. For example, PEF
Division 236 at the state Division of Parole has been
honoring the memory of Neil Boyle for a decade, by
awarding $500 college scholarships to eight children of
its members.
“Neil Boyle was a founding member of the
union,” said PEF Executive Board Member Gary Stern.
“This award is important for two reasons — it
acknowledges the principles for which Neil Boyle stood
and it teaches our children that parole officers
recognize the importance of education.”
Stern, chair of this scholarship committee which also
includes Marilyn Brewington, Chandra Perry-Patterson and
Thomas Silagi, said the committee received 90 validated
entries this year. Guidelines and applications were
mailed to each member in Division 236 in August. PEF
President Roger Benson picked the names of the winners in
a random drawing in October at the PEF convention in
Buffalo.
Three children from the family of Lance Campbell, a
parole officer in Watertown, were selected separately in
the drawing. They are daughter Kim Campbell, and stepsons
Jay and Jon Michael Passerino.
The other winners are: Jovonda Gates, daughter of parole
officer Joseph Gates of Corona; Elisha Littles, daughter
of parole revocation specialist Gerald McCord of
Garnerville, the NYC deputy director; Michael McGuire,
son of parole officer Philip McGuire of Norwich; Melanie
Mooney, daughter of parole officer Richard Mooney of
Floral Park; and Jordon Whittington, son of parole
officer Homer Whittington of the Bronx.
Two alternate winners were selected in the event any of
the winners are found ineligible. The alternates are
Robert Huntzinger, son of parole officer John Huntzinger
of Batavia; and Alexis Irvin, daughter of senior computer
analyst Cherylann Irvin of Richmondville.
Tap into a Union
Plus scholarship
PEF members and their families may apply for one-time
cash grants of up to $4,000 through the Union Plus
Scholarship Program.
The program, now celebrating its 11th year, is an example
of the US labor movement’s commitment to higher
education.
This year, 101 students representing 32 AFL-CIO unions
have been selected to receive $150,000 in scholarships.
The awards are presented annually to union members, their
spouses or children who want to begin or continue their
post secondary educations.
Grants starting at $500 are awarded on the basis of
merit, character, leadership, appreciation of labor, and
need. Application forms for 2003 are now available at
www.unionpriv.org. Or send a postcard with your name,
address, phone number and international union affiliation
(AFT/SEIU 4053) to:
Union Plus Scholarship Program
P.O. Box 34800
Washington, DC 20043-4800.
Applications and required documents must be returned by
January 31. Winners will be announced May 31.
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PEF Scholarships and
financial aid
- January time to apply for student financial aid
- PEF to award 10 Scacalossi Scholarships
- Unions offer $$$ to top students
- Neil Boyle lives on through scholarships
- Tap into a Union Plus
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