AFT Scholarship Deadline Nears

As affiliates of AFT, our union members are eligible for one of 10 grants of $1,000 each awarded annually to support their continuing education or professional development. Plus $8,000 scholarships are awarded each year to four high-achieving high school seniors.

Click here to meet a local union member here in Connecticut who was among last year's $1,000.00 grant winners.

Additionally, AFT Connecticut awards two scholarships annually; one for union members’ own educational pursuits and the other for their spouses, domestic partners or children.

Click here for information on both state and national scholarships for union members, including application forms and instructions.

But hurry -- the deadline for AFT’s Robert G. Porter Scholars Program is Friday, March 31. And Saturday, April 1 is the deadline for both of AFT Connecticut's scholarships for 2017.

Good luck, and in solidarity,

Ed Leavy

Secretary-Treasurer, AFT Connecticut

Jean Morningstar

First Vice President, AFT Connecticut

John Brady, RN

Executive Vice President, AFT Connecticut

Jan Hochadel

President, AFT Connecticut

P.S. Click here for more benefits available exclusively to members of AFT-affiliated unions.

AFT Scholarship Deadline Nears

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