1. OFFICIAL UNION NOTICE—PLEASE POST
Union Plus
Scholarship Program
Apply online for the 2012 Union Plus Scholarship.
Deadline to apply: January 31, 2012. This year's application is entirely online -
allowing students to complete their application over time and save their responses:
www.unionplus.org/college-education-financing/union-plus-scholarship
Eligibility Criteria:
Since 1992, the Union Plus Scholarship  This is a competitive scholarship, and applicants
Program has awarded more than are evaluated according to academic ability,
$3.2 million to students of working families social awareness, financial need and appreciation
who want to begin or continue their post- of labor. A GPA of 3.0 or higher is
secondary education. Over 2,100 families recommended.
 Current and retired members of unions
have benefited from our commitment to
participating in any Union Plus program, their
higher education. The Union Plus
spouses and their dependent children (as defined
Scholarship Program is offered through the by IRS regulations). At least one year of
Union Plus Education Foundation. continuous union membership by the applicant,
applicant's spouse or parent (if applicant is a
Application Deadline: A complete dependent). The one year membership minimum
application must be received on or before must be satisfied by May 31, 2012.
11:59 p.m. on Tuesday  Members of participating unions from the U.S.,
January 31, 2012. Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Applications received after this deadline and Canada.
will not be considered.  The applicant must be accepted into a U.S.
accredited college or university, community
college, technical or trade school at the time the
Scholarship Award Amounts: Amounts
award is issued. Awards must be used for the
range from $500 to $4000. These one-time
2012 - 2013 school year.
cash awards are for study beginning in the
 Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible.
fall of 2012. Students may re-apply each  Scholarship applications are judged by a
year. committee of impartial post secondary educators.
Award Date: The Scholarship Committee Application Deadline: A complete
will determine recipients of the scholarship application must be received on or
by May 31, 2012. Recipients are notified before 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday
by mail during the first two weeks of June
January 31, 2012.
2012. Due to the volume of applications we
Applications received after this
can only notify award recipients.
deadline will not be considered.
OFFICIAL UNION NOTICE—PLEASE POST