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UFCW Local 1059, in cooperation with the UFCW Local 1059 Executive Board, awards eight $1500 college scholarships each school year. President Berroyer said "It is a great honor for Local 1059 to be able to help members or their children obtain a college education."

Scholarship applications are available online. Applications should not be sent in prior to the publication of the January/February UnionWize. Winners will be selected in a random drawing.

Members in continuous good standing for at least 12 months immediately preceding April 1, or their children, are eligible to apply subject to the following provisions.

Scholarship Eligibility

1. Applicants must be high school students graduating in June of the current academic year or currently enrolled full time college or post-graduate students.
2. Applicants must have a cumulative 2.5 or better grade point average and must submit their official transcripts of either high school or college work to date.
3. Applicants must submit official documentation of their acceptance by an accredited college or university for fall quarter (semester) this academic year as a full-time student.
4. Applicants must submit a letter of commendation from a teacher, principal, or professor on school letterhead with the scholarship application.
5. Applicants may not receive more than two UFCW 1059 scholarship awards during their scholastic career.

Scholarship winners will be announced at the May area meeting in Columbus.

Each scholarship is payable in two installments. The first installment will be paid at the May area meeting in Columbus. The second installment will be made upon completion of the initial quarter (semester) in which full-time status and a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or better is maintained.