Scholarships for various amounts are available through the NYS AFL-CIO Leadership Fund.
This form is to be complete by the applicant's sponsoring union.
Please complete all form fields. You may add additional nominees to the form using the "Add another nominee" button at the bottom of the form. Scholarship recipients and their sponsoring unions will be notified as soon as possible, and no later than June 1.
Selection Criteria
Scholarships are extremely limited and will be awarded according to the following criteria:
- Financial need as established by the sponsoring union
- The nominee's potential contribution and impact on the sponsoring union and/or the New York labor movement
- Ability and potential of the nominee and his/her likelihood of successfully completing the one year Institute program