FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:		Chris Shields
		Minnesota AFL-CIO
		Phone: (612) 839-9359
		E-Mail: cshields@mnaflcio.org

Wednesday, May 02, 2018

Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Deadline is June 1

Saint Paul, MN – Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship applications for the 2018-2019 academic year are now being accepted.  The Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship is available to minority students from union families attending or planning to attend one of the 31 technical colleges, community colleges and/or state universities in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System (MnSCU).

To be eligible, the scholarship applicant must be a racial minority and a union member or be the child, grandchild, or spouse of a union member.  Scholarships are awarded to both full-time and part-time students who will be attending a MnSCU technical or community college or university in the fall of 2018.

Scholarship amounts are up to: 

$2,500 for full-time students (12 or more credits undergraduate or 6 credits or more graduate)

$1200.00 for part-time students (6-11 credits undergraduate work)

Scholarships are given each year to students who enroll in two/four year, undergraduate or graduate program. Scholarships may be renewed for up to two years for community or technical college programs, up to four years for students working toward a bachelor's degree, and two years for those enrolled in a master's program.

Applications and additional information about the scholarship are available online at http://www.nelliestone.org or by calling toll free: 866-738-5238