Name:

UAW Labor Essay Contest

Sponsor:

Delaware State Community Action Program (CAP) Council UAW Region 8

Contact:

Wanda Salvatelli
Chairperson, Education Committee

Contact address:

698 Old Baltimore Pike
Newark, DE 19702

Contact telephone:

302-738-9046

Number of scholarships awarded:

4

Amount range per scholarship:

$400 to $1,200

Deadline:

2/28

Requirements:

Contest entry required.

Renewable:

No

Award available for use:

Freshman.

Total number of scholarships awarded last year:

4

Total amount awarded last year:

$3,200

Scholarship description:

This contest is available to all students graduating from a Delaware High School and attending an accredited college full-time in the fall. Essay topics include: biography of any great labor leaders; history of international unions; women's role in labor's past; labor history specific era; labor's role in education or politics. 1st place prize is $1,200, 2nd place is $1000, 3rd place is $600 and 4th place is $400.