Apply Now for Joe Beirne Scholarships

Apply now for college scholarships of $4,000 each for the 2020-2021 school year, and another $4,000 for 2021-2022.  (2nd year award based on satisfactory academic record.)

Sixteen new scholarships will be awarded by CWA’s Joe Beirne Scholarship Program.

Eligible are CWA members, their spouses, children, and grandchildren (including those of laid-off, retired, or deceased members) planning for college studies.

Final Deadline for applications is 11:59p.m., EST, April 30, 2020.

Applications are easy to make online at the Foundation’s website (including submission of a short original essay).  Scholarship Application

Winners will be chosen in a lottery drawing.

The program honors CWA’s founding president, who served for more than 30 years.  Joe Beirne took great pride in the roles he played in furthering educational opportunity and working for social justice.