Scholarship offered by YSU union

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

YSU-OEA, the union that represents the nearly 380 full-service faculty of Youngstown State University, is accepting applications for the organization’s Academic YSU-OEA Union Heritage Scholarship.

YSU sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduate students who are affiliated with organized labor are encouraged to apply. Students who are affiliated with organized labor include those who are or were members of a union for two or more years or who have a family member who is or was a member of a union for five years.

Applications may be obtained online at http://cfweb.cc.ysu.edu/finaid/scholar/est_scholar_data.cfm?scholar_ID=558. Members of the YSU-OEA’s executive board will review all applications submitted and select the recipient of the scholarship in spring 2016. Deadline for submitting applications is Feb. 1.

“We are both pleased and proud to offer this scholarship to a student who has ties to the labor movement,” YSU-OEA President Annette Burden said. “People who have direct ties to the labor movement have a unique understanding of the vital role unions play in our community, state and nation. We created the scholarship to ensure that students who appreciate the benefits of union membership have the opportunity to add their perspective to classroom discussions during their years at YSU.”

Applicants must also meet the following GPA requirements:

Sophomores, GPA of 2.75 or higher, 31 semester hours completed.

Juniors, GPA of 3.0 or higher, 62 semester hours completed.

Seniors, GPA of 3.25 or higher, 93 semester hours completed.

Graduate students, GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Burden noted that the scholarship is need-based, so applicants must have completed and submitted a Free Application for Federal Student Aid form to YSU’s Financial Aid Office in order to be considered.