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Workers Memorial Day Scholarship Essay Contest

Connecticut AFL-CIO
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About the Scholarship

Opens: 2/1/2025
Closes: 4/1/2025

Workers Memorial Day Scholarship Essay Contest recognizes and rewards, with college scholarships, high school seniors in Connecticut who submit outstanding essays on workplace health and safety.

Win up to
$1,500
  • Essay Required: Yes
  • Need-Based: No
  • Merit-Based: No
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Requirements
  • This contest is open to seniors graduating from high schools in Connecticut and planning to attend college in any state.
  • Applicants must submit an essay, up to 1,000 words in length, on 1 of the following topics: 1) a workplace hazard that they or a friend fact in parttime work, how it affects them or their friend, and what would be needed to correct the unsafe conditions; 2) how workers and their unions achieved worker protections in the past; or 3) the importance of organized labor to protecting worker safety.
  • Selection is based on content, originality, and clarity of vision.

    • Details

    Pursued Degree Level
    Bachelor's Degree
    Current Grade
    High School Senior
    Location
    • Country: US
    • State: CT
    Intended Area of Study
    Labor Unions and Members, Safety Studies
    Activities
    Writing Nonfiction

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