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Scholarship Opportunities for Union Families in New Jersey

Are you or a family member attending college next Fall? If so, you don’t want to miss out on any of these scholarship opportunities offered by our partners in the Labor Movement!

ScholarshipsThe Essex-West Hudson Labor Council is offering scholarships to high school seniors who have been accepted to an accredited college or post-high school program. There are sixteen scholarships available and the application deadline is April 17, 2014. Click here for the application.

The Bergen Country Central Trades & Labor Council is offering scholarships to full and part time students through the Ed Purtill Community Service Scholarship and the Abe Solomon Scholarship Fund. The application deadline is April 12, 2014.

The Hudson County Central Labor Council has thirteen scholarships available through the Edward B. Pulver Scholarship Fund. Scholarship applicant’s parent or legal guardian must be a member of a local union affiliated with the Hudson County Labor Council.  Click here for the application.

If you or an immediate family member live or work in Monmouth or Ocean Counties and attend or are planning to attend a college, university or technical school, then you should apply for the Monmouth & Ocean Counties Central Labor Council Memorial Scholarship.  Click here for the application.

The Middlesex & Somerset Counties Labor Council is awarding scholarships to three students who submit the best essay’s explaining how the labor movement has contributed to the welfare of workers and our communities. The deadline to submit an application and essay is April 11th.  Click here for the application.