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IBEW Local 21 Scholarship Information
IBEW Local 21 Scholarship Program
Our local union is proud to offer, on an annual basis, the IBEW Local Union 21 Scholarship Program, available to all IBEW Local Union 21 members and immediate family members. Each year, the local awards ten winners scholarships of $1000 each. Complete Scholarship Program Rules and Applications are communicated to members in the fourth quarter of each year. Applications must be received by March 1st of the program year.
IBEW Founders' Scholarship
Offered by the IBEW International, and to be used solely by IBEW members, the IBEW Founders' Scholarship honors the dedicated wiremen and linemen who, on November 28, 1891, organized the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. This award is for $200 per semester credit hour at any accredited college or university toward an initial bachelor's degree in an approved field. The maximum distribution is $24,000 over a period not to exceed eight years. The application and all related materials must be postmarked prior to May 1 of the scholarship year. For complete rules and application, perform a search for the Founders' Scholarship on the IBEW website and the IBEW Journal mailed to all members’ homes.
William A. Lee Scholarships
Available on an annual basis, the Chicago Federation of Labor sponsors the William A. Lee Scholarship Program, available to students that graduate from a Chicago-area high school in the year of competition. All details of the program and application requests should be made directly to the Chicago Federation of Labor. Deadline: for submitting applications is March 1st of the program year. Those eligible to compete for the awards must be members or children of members in good standing in unions affiliated with the Chicago Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO. The $1,000 awards will be paid for the first year of College enrollment only, at an accredited college or university.
National Labor College Scholarship
The George Meany Vision
With the National Labor College at the George Meany Center for Labor Studies in Silver Spring, MD, American's unions have their own college: a national center that provides continuous labor education for all union activists.
Each year a total of $25,000 is awarded to eligible students through the new Union Plus National Labor College Scholarship. The scholarship program is sponsored by the Union Plus Education Foundation and administered by the George Meany Center. The Foundation's donation to The National Labor College represents the largest financial aid contribution to the college. Learn more about the National Labor College's degree programs here.
The National Labor College Scholarship applies only to dues-paying union members or staff employees of an AFL-CIO affiliated organization interested in enrolling in the National Labor College.
To apply:
If you have questions about eligibility or need an application, please contact Lydia Clemons in the Office of Student Services at the National Labor College at 301-431-5404 or email lclemons@georgemeany.org