The UFCW International Union Scholarship

December 22, 2011 - For over 45 years the UFCW International has administered this scholarship program allowing it to support higher education for UFCW members and their dependents. Each year several scholarships of up to $8,000 are awarded to members or their unmarried dependents. The application will be available online from January 16 - April 16, 2012. For more information, and to find out if you're eligible, go to www.ufcw.org/scholarship.

UFCW Local 876 2012 Scholarship

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December 22, , 2011 -- The 2012 Local 876 Scholarship program has been launched. Each year, five $2,000 scholarships are awarded to members or his/her dependent child*. General eligibility requirements are applicant must be a full or part time student; undergraduate or graduate; and accepted or attending an accredited college, university, community college or recognized trade school. *Member must have one year in good standing with Local 876 as of January 1, 2011.

"This is the sixth year this benefit is available to Local 876 members and their dependents. We are proud to be able to continue to recognize outstanding students and help ease the financial burden of attending college for Local 876 families," Roger Robinson, Local 876's president said.

Applications are due in the Local 876 offices by March 30, 2012, and winners only will be notified by April 30, 2012.

Congratulations 2011 scholarship winners shown below:

Krishna Chokkaram	Samantha Grein	Joshua McDonald	Kelsey Skinner	Nicholas Sommers
Son of Suryakumari Chokkaram Kroger - Ann Arbor	Daughter of Lynne Holloway Kroger - Clinton Twp.	Member Kroger - Imlay City	Member Hollywood Market Rochester Hills	Member Kroger - Walled Lake

Union Plus Scholarship

Since 1992, the Union Plus Scholarship Program has awarded more than $3 million to students of working families who want to begin or continue their post-secondary education. Over 1,900 families have benefited from our commitment to higher education. The Union Plus Scholarship Program is offered through the Union Plus Education Foundation.

UFCW members, their spouses, and their dependent children can apply for a Union Plus Scholarship, which is also available to any AFL-CIO union. Members do not have to purchase any Union Plus program product or participate in any Union Plus programs to apply for the scholarships and scholarship awards are not based upon participation in a Union Plus program.

The 2011 Union Plus Scholarship application deadline was January 31, 2011. The 2010 scholarship applications will be available again in the Spring. More information is available here.