Scholarships

COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA LOCAL 1168

Scholarship Offers for Union Members

Union Scholarship Offers are now available. Please click the links below for each individual scholarship.

2012 Union Scholarships
2012 - Morton Bahr Online Learning Scholarship Available to individuals pursuing a degree at Empire State College to assists union members and other workers by furthering their educational goals through distance learning. Who Can Apply? Union workers, family members and/or domestic partners interested in registering for undergraduate degree studies with Empire State College. What Does the Scholarship Cover? Scholarship awards will fully cover tuition, fees and special services. Students in the program will be eligible for scholarship funding for one or two courses a term (a maximum of eight credits). They will continue to receive scholarship funding as long as they maintain satisfactory academic progress. See application for full details. How Do I Apply? Call 800 847-3000 ext 2492 E-mail Special.Programs@esc.edu Upon request an application can be sent to you via e-mail or regular U.S. mail DEADLINE - MAY 15, 2012 On line Application Download PDF Application	2012 - 2013 CWA - Joe Beirne Scholarship Program Fifteen partial college scholarships of $3,000 each are being offered. Winners, selected in a lottery drawing, also will receive second-year scholarships of the same amount contingent upon satisfactory academic accomplishment. Part-time students, less than 12 credits, will receive half of the scholarship monies. Eligibility - CWA members, their spouses, children and grandchildren (including dependents of laid-off, retired or deceased CWA members) may apply. Applicants must be high school graduates or at least high school students who will graduate during the year in which they apply. Undergraduate and graduate students returning to schooling may also apply. Prior winners may not reapply. No specific studies are required. Scholarship winners may pursue whatever courses they wish. See the application and essay requirements via link below. Apply on line @ Joe Beirne Scholarship Program. Click here to apply on line A CWA Local 1168 Scholarship Winner is Bryan Kroetsch who's Mom is Michel Kroetsch, RN at DeGraff. Bryan received a $3,000 scholarship for the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 school years. Congratulations Bryan! Other previous winners listed here DEADLINE - Applications are accepted from November - March with a Final deadline of April 30, 2012
www.americanlibertyscholarship.com Apply in 3 Minutes for a $5,000 College Scholarship “Our Ultimate Goal is to Help Prospective Students Enjoy the Benefits of a Quality Education” -American Liberty Scholarship Organization Finalists are selected every month. Start by filling out the online application form.	2012 Scholarship Info www.unionplus.org Union Plus Scholarships 1. The Union Plus National Labor College Scholarship:To apply for Union Plus NLC Scholarship, call the enrollment advisors at 1-888-427-0300 and ask about the Union Plus scholarships. 2. The Union Plus Scholarship Application Deadline: is January 31, 2012. Scholarship recipients' names are announced May 31. Due to the high volume of applications, only winners receive notification. Visit the Union Plus College Education Resource page for more helpful information with college planning.

Scholarship for 2012 - Deadline was November 9, 2011

WNY Council of CWA EJ Mays Scholarship Winners for 2012

Delegates and Officers from the Western New York Council of the CWA held a random lottery drawing for the 2012 Eugene Mays Scholarship Awards. There were a total of 335 scholarship applications received as of the deadline on November 9, 2011. A total of 8 $1500 scholarships will be awarded to each of the winners at the 38th Annual Eugene J. Mays Memorial Awards Dinner on January 20, 2012 at the Hearth Stone Manor.

Congratulations to the Winners – listed in the order of the drawing results:

Scholarship Winner Member Local

Meghan Dolina Coleen Dolina 1133
Randy Bloom Jr Randy Bloom 1122
Jordan Quatrini Carlene Deacy 1168
Joshua Andruszko Robert Andruszko 1168
Colleen Czerweic Member 1168
Rebecca Twatdowski Marilyn Twardowski 1168
Brian Durham Catherine Durham 1133
Aaron Mycek Maureen Mycek 1133

Alternates
(if an above winner fails to meet the minimum requirements, the alternates will be awarded a scholarship in the following order)

Amanda Brylinski                      John Brylinski                  1122

Alexander Scherer                     Kathyrn Scherer              1168

Natasha Pearson                        Member                           1168

The breakdown of the number of applications per Local is as follows:

CWA Local                           Applications Received
14169                                                   3
14177                                                   6
51025                                                   2
1152                                                     21
31026                                                   6
14148                                                   3
1117                                                     8
1115                                                     0
1122                                                     66
1168                                                     84
1133                                                     136
                                                             335

The scholarship applications for the 2013 will be available in the fall of 2012! Watch for the Mays Golf outting which is the major fundraiser for this scholarship program or visit the WNY Council of the CWA web site for more information.