Scholarship Resources
Your union is about more than your paycheck and benefits. The UFCW is about workers coming together to build better lives for ourselves. It's about creating opportunity.
That's why each year the UFCW awards several scholarships of up to $8,000 each to UFCW members or their unmarried dependents.
So, you’re thinking about College? Great! Being a union member may help you get there. There are a number of scholarship opportunities for UFCW Members.
Union Plus has another Scholarship program which UFCW members are eligible for. You can get the details here.
Is your employer a member of the International Dairy – Deli – Bakery Association? The IDDBA offers scholarships to employees of their member companies, which include Safeway and Albertsons, among others. See if you qualify at the IDDBA website.
Click here for a great college resource section to help you get on track to picking a college, getting in and paying for it. Find resources for available federal aid, other union funds, as well as a reading list of books that will help you through the process.
The Labor movement has its own college! The National Labor College at the George Meany Center for Labor Studies in Silver Spring, MD., offers unique and nationally accredited degree programs. Check out the National Labor College here.
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