AFSCME Family Scholarship

Scholarship Sponsored by AFSCME Family Scholarship Program Washington, DC

Program Overview

The AFSCME Family Scholarship Program awards scholarships to support graduating high school seniors who have a parent, legal guardian, or financially responsible grandparent who is a full dues-paying AFSCME member. The program awards multiple scholarships each year and is intended to help students pursue postsecondary education in any field of study. Awards are renewable for up to four years, provided recipients remain enrolled full time. The program prioritizes ongoing academic enrollment and membership-based eligibility rather than a single year of support.

Description: Annual scholarship program for graduating high school seniors with an AFSCME family member, offering renewable financial support for undergraduate study.

• Supports graduating high school seniors with AFSCME family-member ties.
• Renewable awards contingent on full-time enrollment.
• Funds may be used for any field of study.

Eligibility

Applicants must be graduating high school seniors at the time they apply and must have a qualifying AFSCME family relationship: a parent, legal guardian, or financially responsible grandparent who is a full dues-paying AFSCME member. At the time the scholarship is awarded, recipients must be enrolled full time in a degree program at an accredited four-year institution or at a two-year institution that will transfer credits to a four-year institution. AFSCME has a test-optional policy: applicants are not required to submit SAT or ACT scores, although the selection committee may consider them if provided. Complete documentation demonstrating eligibility must be submitted with the application.

Eligibility: Must be a graduating high school senior with a qualifying AFSCME family member and meet enrollment requirements at award time; test scores are optional.

• Applicant must be a graduating high school senior at application time.
• Parent, guardian, or financially responsible grandparent must be a full dues-paying AFSCME member.
• Must be enrolled full time at an eligible institution when the scholarship is awarded.
• SAT/ACT submission is optional; committee may consider scores.

Award Value

The program provides annual scholarships that are renewable for up to four years. Initial awards are followed by yearly renewals of the same amount as long as recipients maintain full-time enrollment and meet any program requirements. The scholarship is portable across fields of study and supports students through the undergraduate degree period, subject to renewal criteria. Awards are distributed to a set number of recipients chosen each year through the program's selection process.

Award Value: Each scholarship is $2,000 initially and renewable for up to three additional years at $2,000 per year, for a maximum of four years total.

• $2,000 initial award per recipient.
• Renewable annually for up to four years total, contingent on full-time enrollment.
• Award may be applied to any field of undergraduate study.

Application Timeline and How to Apply

The application for the program is published annually; the 2027 application will be available in August. Applicants must complete the application and return it with all required documentation by the program deadline; materials should be postmarked by the December deadline noted on the application. Follow the instructions on the application carefully to document AFSCME membership status and enrollment plans. The selection committee reviews complete applications and may consider optional materials such as standardized test scores if submitted.

Application Timeline: Application available in August; completed application and documentation must be postmarked by the December deadline.

• 2027 application becomes available in August.
• Submit complete application and documentation by the December postmark deadline.
• Follow application instructions to verify AFSCME family-member eligibility and enrollment plans.