Last year, 19 new winners and 15 returning college students were awarded scholarships totaling $30,300. The dollar amount for the 2017 scholarships and the number of scholarships to be awarded will be determined at the March 30, 2017 Scholarship Fund Trustee’s meeting.
Scholarships will be awarded to dependents of MEA members in good standing who meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Dependent of MEA member or MEA-Retired member in good standing.
- Graduate of a Michigan public high school or private high school that has an MEA bargaining unit.
- Will attend or is currently an undergraduate student of a Michigan public community/junior college, four-year degree-granting institution, or vocational training institution that grants a degree, certification or license. Those attending the following private institutions ONLY are also eligible: Baker College-Flint/Owosso; University of Detroit–Mercy; Adrian College; Finlandia University; and Albion College. (The aforementioned private institutions are existing local MEA affiliates.)
- The scholarship will not be awarded for the purpose of working on a post-baccalaureate degree.
For more information, and to complete the 2017 MEA Scholarship application form online, go to the following link: http://www.mea.org/mea-scholarship.
The online application allows users to enter text into it and then can be saved and printed to mail. The Deadline is February 23, 2017.
If you need additional information, please contact Barb Hitchcock at [email protected].