Vocational Scholarship

High school seniors

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Must attend an accredited community college, vocational school orvocational program.

Trade, technical, industrial or vocational o

Child or grandchild, including stepchild or legally adopted child of an active member, Retirees Departmentmember, or deceased member of the American Postal Workers Union.

Child or grandchild, including stepchild or legally adopted child of an active member, Retirees Departmentmember, or deceased member of the American Postal Workers Union.Parent or grandparent must be a full dues paying member or retiree member [as defined in the APWU NationalConstitution and Bylaws, reference Article 3, Section 1, Section 4(d)] in good standing or must have been a memberimmediately preceding death.EXCLUSIONS? Children/grandchildren of all Elected National Officers.? Sponsor is currently a postal manager.? Scholarship will be discontinued if the sponsor becomes a postal manager.? Applicants from other Postal Unions (NALC, NRLCA, NMPHU)

Once the student recipient is accepted into the academic program of their choice, APWU will disburse thescholarship amount specified to the Student Financial Aid Office of the college or program.The student recipient is responsible for providing the APWU with the disbursement request form and theofficial original student transcript, for the prior academic year, prior to APWU making its disbursement.Scholarship funds will be disbursed directly to the school for payment of tuition, room, board, books orfees.Awards are for continuous years of study at the selected institution. Students must notify the APWUNational Secretary?Treasurer if changing institutions or vocational programs.

The Scholarship Selection Committee [qualified persons in the education field who have no personal ties to theapplicants] will select five Vocational Scholarship recipients, if submitted, from among the five postal regions: AREA 1. ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, CENTRAL NEBRASKA, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, SOUTH DAKOTA, WISCONSIN AREA 2. DELAWARE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, NEW JERSEY (EASTERN LOCALS), EASTERN NEW YORK (EASTERN LOCALS), PENNSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA AREA 3. CONNECTICUT, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY (NORTHEAST LOCALS), NORTHEAST NEW YORK (NORTHEAST LOCALS), PUERTO RICO, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, VIRGIN ISLANDSAREA 4. ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI,SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS AREA 5. ALASKA, AMERICAN SAMOA, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, GUAM, HAWAII, IDAHO, WESTERN MONTANA, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, OREGON, SAIPAN, UTAH, WASHINGTON, WYOMINGIn making the selections, the Scholarship Selection Committee places primary emphasis upon knowledge andunderstanding of the importance of unions as displayed in the essay.Decisions of the Selection Committee will befinal.

Required

Required

Submit a 350 to 500 word essay on ONE of these topics:? How would you use social media to organize an APWU rally (at the mainbranch of your local post office) with the theme U.S. Mail is Not forSale?? What is the current and future impact of computer technology on postalservice work? Discuss the pros and cons of collective bargaining toprotect traditional postal work (e.g. mail collection, sorting, processingand delivery).? For future employment, what will be the benefits for you to work for acompany where workers have a union, as opposed to a company whereno union exists?Applicants are expected to use encyclopedias, textbooks, and the Internet, but donot cut and paste text from the Internet without crediting your source(s). Use ofbiographies, bulletins, newspaper articles, the APWU newsletter, reports fromprivate organizations or governmental agencies, personal interviews with unionpersonnel (other than their parents) and other research materials deemedappropriate as sources of information. All research materials must be properlycited and documented.