Scholarships for Laborers & Families Available Now
College scholarships are now available for eligible Laborers and their families!
The Massachusetts Coalition of Taft-Hartley Trust Funds offers two opportunities: the Lou Sarno Memorial Scholarship and the Colleen Sullivan Memorial Nursing Vocation Scholarship.
Applicants may only apply for one of these scholarships. Check out the eligibility guidelines below. The deadline to apply for either scholarship is Friday, March 10, 2023.
Lou Sarno Memorial Scholarship
The Lou Sarno Memorial Scholarship is an award of $1,000 for 4 years (total of $4,000). All applications must be emailed (preferred) or postmarked by Friday, March 10, 2023.
To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Be a member, child, grandchild, or spouse of a local union member or employees of its affiliated Taft-Hartley Trust Fund, whose local union and its affiliated Taft-Hartley Trust Funds are dues-paying members of the Massachusetts Coalition of Taft-Hartley Trust Funds (MCTHTF).
- Be enrolled in or accepted as an undergraduate student by an accredited college or
university.
Applicants can find additional information about the scholarship here and the application form here.
Colleen Sullivan Memorial Nursing Vocation Scholarship
The Colleen Sullivan Memorial Nursing Vocation Scholarship is an award of $1,000 for 4 years (total of $4,000). All applications must be emailed (preferred) or postmarked by Friday, March 10, 2023.
The Colleen Sullivan Memorial Nursing Vocation Scholarship is an award of $1,000 for 4 years (total of $4,000). All applications must be emailed (preferred) or postmarked by Friday, March 10, 2023.
To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Be a member, child, grandchild, or spouse of a local union member or employees of its affiliated Taft-Hartley Trust Fund, whose local union and its affiliated Taft-Hartley Trust Funds are dues-paying members of the Massachusetts Coalition of Taft-Hartley Trust Funds (MCTHTF).
- Be enrolled in or accepted as an undergraduate student by an accredited nursing program.