Scholarships

Local 443 first began offering scholarships to members and their families in 1966. See below for the scholarship and grant opportunities that are available to union members and their family members from WFSE Local 443, WFSE/AFSCME Council 28, and AFSCME. Send an email to [email protected] for more information.

​​For Local 443 Members

• Letter for Human Resource Professionals

​Maeve Barney; Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Scholarship:​

• Maeve Barney Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Scholarship – Application and Instructions
• Maeve Barney Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Scholarship – Text only document for review

Elsie Schrader; Grant-in-Aid Education Program Provided by WFSE Local 443

• Elsie Schrader Grant-in-Aid Education Program Provided by WFSE Local 443  – Application and Instructions
• Elsie Schrader Grant-in-Aid Education Program Provided by WFSE Local 443 – Text only document for review

For graduating high school seniors of Local 443 Members

• Letter for School Counselors

​Elsie Schrader; High School Scholarship

• Elsie Schrader High School Scholarship – Application and Instructions
• Elsie Schrader High School Scholarship – Text only document for review

​Barbara O’Neill; Public Service Scholarship:

• Barbara O’Neill Public Service Scholarship – Application and Instructions
• Barbara O’Neill Public Service Scholarship – Text only document for review
• ***The application deadline for these scholarships is April 15th.***

Other Union Scholarships

• Scholarships from WFSE/AFSCME Council 28
• Scholarships from AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees)

​AFSCME Free College

This benefit is no longer available at this time.

​Student Debt Resources

A number of student debt resources are available to union members.  Check out the extensive list of resources on the WFSE/AFSCME Council 28 website.