{"id":45606,"date":"2019-01-25T16:24:28","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T21:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=45606"},"modified":"2024-01-04T11:48:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T16:48:24","slug":"union-plus-scholarship-deadline-approaching-free-college-offered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/union-plus-scholarship-deadline-approaching-free-college-offered\/","title":{"rendered":"Union Plus scholarship deadline approaching","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-8783\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/UPlogo4c.jpg\" alt=\"Union Plus logo; Union Plus; Union Plus Benefits\" width=\"149\" height=\"77\" \/>Members and their families are eligible to apply for Union Plus scholarships ranging from $500 to $4,000, but the deadline to be considered is quickly approaching with all applications due by noon EST on January 31, 2019.<br \/>\nApplicants are evaluated according to academic ability, social awareness, financial need and appreciation of labor. A GPA of 3.0 or higher is recommended, and the required essays account for up to half of your total score. Applications are judged by a committee of impartial post-secondary educators.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Isaiah\u2019s Award Introduced<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This year Union Plus has also introduced Isaiah\u2019s Award for students who have a connection with the foster care system. Those applying will be asked to describe their personal, employment, volunteer experiences or career goals related to the foster care system.<br \/>\nScholarship award recipients will be chosen by no later than May 31 and winners will be notified by mail during the first week of June.<br \/>\nThe Union Plus Education Foundation has awarded more than $4.3 million in scholarships to students of union families and over 2,900 families have benefited.<br \/>\nFor other eligibility requirements, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unionplus.org\/benefits\/money\/union-plus-scholarships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a><\/strong> and scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the \u201cEligibility\u201d tab, located next to the \u201cHow it Works\u201d tab.<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/1unionplusscholars.communityforce.com\/login.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to apply.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members and their families are eligible to apply for Union Plus scholarships ranging from $500 to $4,000, but the deadline to be considered is quickly approaching with all applications due by noon EST on January 31, 2019. 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