IBEW Local 223 Annual Scholarship
As part of our ongoing commitment to supporting our members and their families, IBEW Local 223 takes pride in presenting our annual scholarship opportunity.
High school seniors who are children of IBEW Local 223 members and plan to pursue higher education are encouraged to reach out to the IBEW Local 223 Union Office at 508-880-2690. Along with high school transcripts and SAT scores, if available, applicants are invited to share a brief overview of their educational aspirations and the impact of union involvement on their family.
Additionally, we welcome contributions from our members to sustain this vital scholarship fund and empower future generations to achieve their academic goals.
Greater Southeastern Mass Central Labor Council
Applications Due April 21, 2025
The Greater Southeastern Massachusetts Labor Council Scholarship is available to high school seniors living in Southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod, and the Islands whose parents, legal guardians, aunts, uncles, or grandparents are members of a labor union affiliated with the Greater Southeastern Massachusetts Labor Council. The student applicant may also be a member of a labor union affiliated with the labor council.
Massachusetts AFL-CIO Scholarship and Labor Education Program
Through the program, the Massachusetts AFL-CIO and affiliated unions are proud to award financial resources to high school students pursuing trade union programs or college/university study. The Massachusetts AFL-CIO administers half a million dollars of scholarship awards on behalf of unions and labor councils throughout the state. Individual awards range from $500 to $16,000.
Union Plus Scholarship Program
Applications are available starting in mid-June, and a complete application must be received on or before 12:00 p.m. (Noon) Eastern Standard Time on January 31st of the scholarship year.
Since 1991, the Union Plus Scholarship Program has awarded more than $5.6 million to students of working families who want to begin or continue their post-secondary education. More than 4,000 families have benefited from our commitment to higher education.
The Union Plus Scholarship Program is offered through the Union Plus Education Foundation, supported in part by contributions from the provider of the Union Plus Credit Card. (You do not need to be a Union Plus Credit Card holder to apply for this scholarship.)
IBEW MEMBERS ONLY
IBEW Founders' Scholarship
The Founders’ Scholarship competition is an adult program, to be used solely by IBEW members. It is NOT for the children of members.
The IBEW Founders’ Scholarship honors the dedicated wiremen and linemen who, on November 28, 1891, organized the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Each year the officers of the IBEW are pleased to offer its working members scholarships on a competitive basis. It is hoped that the awards will not only contribute to the personal development of our members but also steward the electrical industry that our founders envisioned.
This award is for up to $200 per semester credit hour or $134 per trimester credit hour at any accredited college or university toward an associate’s, bachelor’s, or postgraduate degree in a field that will further the electrical industry overall (as determined by the Founders’ Scholarship Administrator). The maximum distribution is $24,000 per person over a period not to exceed 8 years.