The Massachusetts Coalition of Taft-Hartley Trust Funds Is Now Accepting Applications for 2024 Scholarships

Annually, the MCTHTFs offers two scholarship opportunities. Below find details on eligibility requirements, criteria, and other helpful information.

Please note, applicants may only apply for one of the two Coalition-sponsored scholarships.

Colleen Sullivan Memorial Nursing Vocation Scholarship

Award: $4,000.00 ($1,000 x 4 years)
Eligibility: The member, child, grandchild or spouse of a local union member or employees of its affiliated Taft-Hartley Trust Fund, whose local union and its affiliated Taft-Hartley Trust Funds are dues paying members of the Massachusetts Coalition of Taft-Hartley Trust Funds (MCTHTF), and who is enrolled in or accepted as an undergraduate student by an accredited nursing program is eligible to apply.

Criteria: The applicant must provide the following:

• An official copy of their current school transcript
• 500-word (or more) essay on the following topic: Discuss your thoughts about Universal Health Care as it relates to the nursing profession.

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2024 Lou Sarno Memorial Scholarship

Award: $4,000.00 ($1,000 x 4 years)
Eligibility: The member, child, grandchild or spouse of a local union member or employees of its affiliated Taft-Hartley Trust Fund, whose local union and its affiliated Taft-Hartley Trust Funds are dues paying members of the Massachusetts Coalition of Taft-Hartley Trust Funds (MCTHTF), and who is enrolled in or accepted as an undergraduate student by an accredited college or university is eligible to apply.

Criteria: The applicant must provide the following:

• An official copy of their current school transcript
• 500-word (or more) essay on the following topic: Discuss the role Unions play in protecting and sustaining healthcare and retirement benefits.

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Application Submission:

All applications must be received by Friday, March 8, 2024
Email (Preferred method): scholarship@macoalthtf.org
Mailing address: Mass Coalition c/o Dianne Shanahan
555 Park Shore Drive #104
Naples, FL 34103

Selection of the Scholarship Recipient

The Executive Board of the MCTHTF shall designate a scholarship selection committee of three or more people to review and select the scholarship recipient. All applicants are reviewed anonymously.

The Committee will complete its review and selection on or before March 31, 2024 and will make an announcement of the selected recipient by April 1, 2024.

Scholarship Award Payment
Please be aware of the following related to the scholarship award:

• The $1,000.00 scholarship will be awarded annually to the recipient up until completion of their undergraduate nursing degree but no more than four (4) consecutive years, and no more than $4,000.00.
• The scholarship recipient must provide the MCTHTF with a copy of the current and next semester tuition bill and official transcript as certification of eligibility.
• To continue to be eligible for the ongoing scholarship, recipient must be a student in good academic standing and maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5.
• If it is established that this award will adversely affect the financial aid of the recipient, the Executive Board may, at its discretion, allow the scholarship proceeds to defray non-tuition, education related expenses.