Union Plus Scholarship

Union Privilege

Accepting Applications

About the Scholarship

Opens: 6/15/2025

Closes: 1/31/2026

Union Plus Scholarship provides college aid to AFL-CIO union members and their children.

Win up to

$4,000

Essay Required: Yes
Need-Based: Yes
Merit-Based: No
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Requirements

This program is open to AFL-CIO union members (at least 1 year of membership) and their children.

The union of the member must be participating in a Union Plus program, but the member does not need to purchase any Union Plus program product or participate in any Union Plus program to be eligible.

Applicants must be working on or planning to work on an undergraduate or graduate degree at an accredited college, university, community college, technical school, or trade school in Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, the United States, or the Virgin Islands.

All applications must be signed by an officer of the member's local.

Selection is based on academic ability, social awareness, appreciation of labor, and financial need.