Local 1303 Announces 2021 College Scholarship Program

AFSCME Local 1303, representing municipal and board of education employees throughout Connecticut, will once again award $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors planning to attend college in the fall of 2021. 

Eligible applicants must:

  • BE A GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR,
  • HAVE A PARENT WHO IS A DUES PAYING MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING WITH AFSCME LOCAL 1303,
  • BE ENROLLED IN AN ACCREDITED UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OR TECHNICAL SCHOOL FOR THE FALL 2019 SEMESTER,
  • MUST HAVE (2) SIGNED LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION FROM PERSONS NOT RELATED TO THE APPLICANT.

WINNING STUDENTS WILL BE NOTIFIED AFTER MAY 21, 2021.

ALL PAPERWORK, INCLUDING ESSAY, MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE DEADLINE OR YOUR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE PROCESSED.

The application deadline is April 30, 2021.

Click here to download the Local 1303 scholarship application for high school seniors.

Mail completed application to:
AFSCME Local 1303 Scholarship Committee
C/O AFSCME Local 1303
444 East Main Street
New Britain, CT 06051

Questions should be directed to [email protected]. Thank you.

*The children of retirees or members of other locals, as well as currently enrolled college students (entering a year other than freshman) are not eligible for this particular scholarship; please ask your union representative and/or search www.AFSCME.org for more scholarships offered by AFSCME and its affiliates.