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Scholarships
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the California Federation of Teachers (CFT) offer scholarships each year to deserving students. With the cost of higher education increasing every year, CFCE members are encouraged to take advantage of these scholarship programs.
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| The Union Plus Scholarship Program, sponsored by the Union Plus Education Foundation, is open to students attending or planning to attend a four-year college or university, a community college or a technical college or trade school. |
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| This program offers four 4-year, $8,000 post-secondary scholarships to students who are dependents of AFT members, as well as 10 one-time $1,000 grants to AFT members to assist with their continuing education. Additional information about the Robert G. Porter Scholarship program is available from the AFT web site. Applications can be downloaded from the AFT web site. |
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In 1997, the CFT established the annual Raoul Teilhet Scholarship fund, in order to help the children of members to achieve their higher education goals. The fund was named after long-time CFT leader Raoul Teilhet, who served the organization as president from 1968-1985. The fund awards scholarships in amounts ranging from $1,000 to $3,000. Scholarships are available to high school seniors and continuing college students.
Additional information about the Raoul Teilhet Scholarship Program is available from the CFT web site. Individuals applying as high school seniors can download the appropriate APPLICATION FORM from the CFT Web site. Individuals applying as a continuting college students can also download the appropriate APPLICATION FORM from the CFT Web site. |
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