PUBLIC EMPLOYEE QUARTERLY - OCSEA
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE QUARTERLY - OCSEA
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE QUARTERLY - OCSEA
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It's<br />
schol a rsh i p<br />
time!<br />
2013 Les Best Scholarship Fund<br />
The Les Best Scholarship Program provides eight<br />
to ten scholarships, totaling $12,000, to <strong>OCSEA</strong><br />
members, their spouses and dependent children<br />
every year.<br />
Online and mail-in applications are available at<br />
ocsea.org/lesbest.<br />
Get started on your application today! Applications and<br />
all supporting materials (transcripts, references) must be<br />
received by April 30, 2013.<br />
Apply in one of three categories:<br />
Members’ College Scholarship<br />
($500 - $2,000 each)<br />
For dues-paying <strong>OCSEA</strong> members who are entering or<br />
already enrolled in college at least-part time, seeking an<br />
undergraduate degree.<br />
(Applicants for the member’s college scholarship are automatically<br />
considered for one of two $250 scholarships for<br />
textbooks made possible through the Pat Callanan-Castro<br />
Memorial Book Fund.<br />
Dependents’ College/Vocational Scholarship ($1,000 -<br />
$2,000 each)<br />
For dependent children of dues-paying <strong>OCSEA</strong> members<br />
who are entering or already enrolled full-time in a college,<br />
university, vocational school, trade school,<br />
technical school, or union apprenticeship.<br />
Spouses’ College Scholarship<br />
($500 - $1,000 each)<br />
For spouses of dues-paying <strong>OCSEA</strong><br />
members who are entering or already<br />
enrolled in college at least-part time,<br />
seeking an undergraduate degree.<br />
Apply online or download<br />
applications at ocsea.org/lesbest<br />
or call 800-266-5615, ext. 4777.<br />
Les Best Application Checklist<br />
Step 1: Create a My<strong>OCSEA</strong> online account<br />
Step 2: Fill out the Les Best Scholarship<br />
Application online<br />
Step 3: Submit a 500 – 1,000 word personal<br />
essay in response to the prompt,<br />
“How do unions, such as <strong>OCSEA</strong>/<br />
AFSCME, benefit working families,<br />
their local communities and the<br />
economy?”<br />
Step 4: Mail your acceptance letter or proof<br />
of enrollment for Fall 2013 to <strong>OCSEA</strong><br />
Step 5: Submit the academic or professional<br />
reference form<br />
Step 6: Provide a current academic<br />
transcript (Dependents only)<br />
Step 7: Submit your SAT or ACT scores.<br />
(Dependents only, not applicable to<br />
students enrolling in vocational<br />
school)<br />
Visit <strong>OCSEA</strong>.org/LesBest for more details.<br />
20 Public Employee Quarterly Winter 2013
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