$1,000 SCHOLARSHIPS (RENEWABLE)

Fifteen $1,000 scholarships are available in annual installments for up to four years.

» Eligibility Criteria:
Applicants must graduate from a high school or GED program by August 2009. They must be enrolled as a full-time college freshman by the fall semester of 2009 at an accredited, four-year college or university. This scholarship award is not available to applicants enrolled as a college sophomore, junior, or senior or to applicants who plan to attend a two-year program or trade school. Lottery scholarships are not awarded to the same person in two consecutive years.

» Application Process:
Download the application (pdf), or apply online. For online applications, you will need the access key for this scholarship: SEIU.

$1,500 SCHOLARSHIPS (NONRENEWABLE)

Thirty-three $1,500 scholarships covering one year of study are available.

» Eligibility Criteria:
Applicants must be returning full time to an accredited college or university as a sophomore, junior, or senior as of the fall semester of 2009; or attending an accredited community college, trade, or technical school as of the fall semester of 2009. Lottery scholarships are not awarded to the same person in two consecutive years.

All applicants must read Changing Workers' Lives, SEIU 2007 Annual Report* and then correctly answer all the questions on the SEIU lottery scholarship. The annual report and application are available at www.applyists.net.

» Application Process:
Download the application, or apply online. For online applications, you will need the access key for this scholarship: SEIU. (You will be re-directed to the Scholarship Program Administrators website.)

» Selection Process:
Recipients for both types of scholarships are selected by a lottery drawing of qualifying applications.

* Note:
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open and read these documents. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, you can access this free software by clicking on the graphic. You will only have to complete this process once.