John Geagan Scholarship - SEIU

Unions help
working
families
fulfill their dreams in many
different ways. At SEIU,
this includes yearly college
scholarship opportunities.
Through five different
scholarship programs, SEIU
awards 52 scholarships that
enable SEIU members and
their children to pursue
their educational goals at
colleges, universities, labor
study programs and technical
schools.
John Geagan Scholarship
(The Access Key on www.applyists.net is “seijg”.)
The John Geagan Scholarship is in honor of SEIU’s long-time organizing
director during the 1970s and 1980s and is for applicants who want to
purse a college degree in labor studies. The scholarship is for $5,000 to
be expended over a 24-month period ($2,500 a year). This scholarship
can be used in any labor studies program where college credit is awarded.
This includes four-year and two-year institutions, labor studies centers,
certificate and online programs—as long as college credit will be earned
toward a bachelor’s or associate degree in labor studies.
Eligibility Criteria: The John Geagan Scholarship is open to SEIU
members or their children or SEIU local union staff; priority will be given to
those applicants who are not served by traditional education institutions—
typically adults who have been in the workforce and have decided to go, or
return to, college. This scholarship allows students to pursue a degree while
continuing to work.
SEIU Nora Piore Scholarship
This scholarship, made possible by an endowment to the SEIU Education
and Support Fund by the family of the late Nora Kahn Piore, is available to
an SEIU healthcare member or their child who wishes to follow in her path
by pursuing education or training for an occupation in healthcare or healthcare
policy. The Piore Scholarship is renewable for up to four years and is
currently closed. It will reopen in 2012.
Selection Process: Applicants for the Moe Foner, Jesse Jackson, and
John Geagan scholarships must submit an application that includes their
academic records, an essay (or in the case of the Moe Foner Scholarship,
samples of their art work) and a personal statement. Please refer to each
application for details.
Service Employees International Union
1800 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036
www.seiu.org
SEIU Scholarship
Program 2009-2010
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SEIU Scholarship SEIU Program Scholarship 2009 Program 2009—2010
General Eligibility Criteria
• SEIU’s scholarships are open to SEIU members or their children. The
John Geagan Scholarship is also open to local union staff.
• Membership must be for three continuous years as of Sept. 1, 2009.
• Scholarships will be awarded without regard to the sex, race, religion,
national origin, sexual orientation, age, or disability of any applicant.
• All awards must be for the academic year(s) awarded.
• Graduate students are not eligible.
• Officers and employees of the International union and their children
are not eligible.
• Scholarship awards are limited to one per household.
General Application Instructions
• Applications are available starting Nov. 17, 2008, from the SEIU Web
site www.seiu.org, by contacting the SEIU Scholarship Program at
International Scholarship and Tuition Services, Inc. (ISTS) at www.
applyists.net or from your local union office.
• Applications can be filed online by going to www.applyists.net
or can be mailed to: SEIU (name of scholarship), ISTS., P.O. Box
23737, Nashville, TN 37202-3737 (To retrieve SEIU’s Scholarship
Program information on SPA’s Web site, you must use an Access Key
for the scholarship you are interested in. Please see below for more
information.)
• Applications must be postmarked or filed online by midnight
March 2, 2009.
• Winners will be notified in late spring and announced on www.seiu.org.
Description of SEIU Scholarships
SEIU’S LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIPS
$1,000 Scholarships (Renewable)
(The Access Key on www.applyists.net is “seiu”.)
There are 15 $1,000 scholarships available in annual installments
for up to four years.
Eligibility Criteria: Applicants
must graduate from a high school or
GED program by August 2009. They
must be enrolled as a full-time college
freshman by the fall semester of 2009
at an accredited, four-year college or
university. This scholarship award is
not available to applicants enrolled as a
college sophomore, junior, or senior or
to applicants who plan to attend a twoyear
program or trade school. Lottery
scholarships are not awarded to the
same person in two consecutive years.
$1,500 Scholarships (Nonrenewable)
(The Access Key on www.applyists.net is “seiu”.)
There are 33 $1,500 scholarships; these are nonrenewable,
one-time awards.
Eligibility Criteria: Applicants must be returning full time to an
accredited college or university as a sophomore, junior, or senior as of the
fall semester of 2009; or attending an accredited community college, trade,
or technical school as of the fall semester of 2009. Lottery scholarships are
not awarded to the same person in two consecutive years.
Selection Process: Selection for both of the lottery scholarships is
by a drawing of qualifying applicants. All applicants must read, Changing
Workers’ Lives, SEIU 2007 Annual Report and then correctly answer all the
questions on the SEIU lottery scholarship application in order to qualify for
the drawing. The annual report is available only on the Internet at either
www.seiu.org or www.applyists.net.
Seiu Competitive Scholarships
Moe Foner Scholarship for Visual and
Performing Arts
(The Access Key on www.applyists.net is “seimf”.)
SEIU is proud to offer a scholarship that continues the life work of the late
Moe Foner, the founder of the SEIU 1199 Bread and Roses Cultural Project.
Foner used his energy and imagination to tap into New York’s thriving
artistic community and brought new resonance to union concerts, exhibits,
and publications. This is a one-time, $5,000 scholarship.
Eligibility Criteria: Applicants for the Moe Foner Scholarship must
be pursuing a degree or training full time in the visual or performing arts.
Scholarship funding must be applied to tuition at a two-year or four-year
college, university, or an accredited community college, technical or trade
school in an arts-related field.
Jesse Jackson Scholarship
(The Access Key on www.applyists.net is “seijj”.)
For more than 20 years, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and SEIU have worked side
by side for social and economic justice. This $5,000 renewable scholarship
is given to a student whose work and aspirations for economic and social
justice reflect the values and accomplishments of Rev. Jackson. It can be
renewed annually for a maximum of four years.
Eligibility Criteria: Applicants for the Jesse Jackson Scholarship
must demonstrate a commitment to social and economic justice and agree
to participate in some paid or course credit internship or work experience
in social change during the four years they receive the scholarship.
Scholarship funding must be applied toward tuition at a two-year or fouryear
accredited college, university, or community college.
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