{"id":785,"date":"2015-01-20T08:33:06","date_gmt":"2015-01-20T08:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.afm47.org\/press\/?p=785"},"modified":"2015-01-08T20:33:18","modified_gmt":"2015-01-08T20:33:18","slug":"apply-for-a-union-plus-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/apply-for-a-union-plus-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply for a Union Plus Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Application Deadline:\u2008Jan. 31<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today, rising education costs are making it difficult for even many union families to afford the cost of tuition. That\u2019s one reason <a href=\"http:\/\/UnionPlus.org\" target=\"_blank\">Union Plus<\/a>, which provides important consumer benefits to union members and retirees, offers a unique scholarship program that in just over two decades has awarded over $3.5 million in education funding to more than 2,300 union members, spouses and dependent children.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Recipients are selected based on academic ability, social awareness, financial need and appreciation of labor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe union movement believes strongly in education, which for generations has helped working people to advance their own careers and improve the lives of their children,\u201d says Leslie Tolf, president of Union Privilege, the organization that provides Union Plus benefits for union families. \u201cThese days, however, rising tuitions and expensive student loans are putting higher education out of reach for many working families. 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