The application period for 2024-25 scholarships is now open. Awardees will be notified by May 1, 2025
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AFT-Wisconsin has a long tradition of offering educational scholarships to support dependents of members in good standing who wish to pursue a secondary education. AFT-Wisconsin offers one $1,000 university scholarship and one $500 technical college scholarship. This year, an additional $1,000 university scholarship will be awarded in memory of Kathy Monaghan, a long time union member, activist, and leader in AFT-Wisconsin.
Eligibility for Scholarships: Applicant's parent, grandparent or guardian must be a current AFT-Wisconsin member or a retiree in good standing of AFT-Wisconsin for more than one year. The individual must be accepted into an accredited college, university or technical college at the time the award is issued. Preference for the 2024-2025 scholarships will be given to applicants with an expected high school graduation date of June 2025. However, if scholarships are still available after these have been evaluated or if no current graduates apply, past graduates will be considered. Graduate students are not eligible.
Evaluation criteria: Completed applications for scholarships are evaluated according to graduation date, academic record, extracurricular and school activities, leadership skills, family union activity, essay, and recommendations.
Funding: The Memorial Scholarships are funded by both contributions from AFT-Wisconsin and voluntary contributions.
Timelines: Applications must be emailed and received by March 15, 2025 or have a March 15, 2025 postmarked envelope. Recipients will be notified by May 1, 2025.
NOTE: The post office does not automatically do this anymore. You may need to request that your envelope have a postmark to verify date sent.
If sending by regular mail, send to: Scholarship
Committee AFT-Wisconsin
P.O. Box 247
Cottage Grove, WI 53527
If sending electronically, email to: mail@aft-wisconsin.org