SHARE is happy to announce that the Annual AFL-CIO Scholarship and Labor Education Program, now in its 62nd year, is currently accepting applications for the 2020 school year. Dependents of SHARE members are eligible for this award.

Through the program, the Massachusetts AFL-CIO and affiliated unions are proud to award financial resources to high school students pursuing trade union programs or college/university study. The Massachusetts AFL-CIO administers half a million dollars of scholarship awards on behalf of unions and labor councils throughout the state. Individual awards range from $500 to $16,000.

Applications to the program are due by 5pm on December 20. Applicants will be required to take a Labor History exam (there is a study guide). Full details about the Scholarship and Labor Education program can be found on the Mass AFL-CIO Website.

Applicants please note that the “Local Number” of our union, SHARE at UMass Medical School, is AFSCME 4000.

SHARE members interested in educational opportunities should also be sure to check out the AFSCME Free College Benefit, and the Union Plus Scholarships Program.