Category Archives: Scholarships

Reminder: Beirne Foundation Scholarship Application for 2021-2022 Now Available

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Reminder: Beirne Foundation Scholarship Application for 2021-2022 Now Available 

The CWA Joe Beirne Foundation will award 16 partial college scholarships of $4,000 each for two years for the 2021-2022 academic year. CWA members, their spouses, children, and grandchildren are eligible for the scholarships, including the dependents of retired, laid-off, or deceased members.

Applications are available only online at the Foundation’s website. The final deadline for the 2021-2022 school year is 11:59 p.m., EDT, April 30, 2021.

The Beirne scholarship program is made possible by funding from CWA locals. Read more about the program here.

2020 Union Plus Scholarships Available for CWA Families

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The new 2020 application for Union Plus scholarships, open to current and retired CWA members, their spouses, and their dependent children (as defined by IRS regulations), is now available!

Over the past 28 years, more than $4.5 million in scholarships has been awarded to students of more than 3,000 union families, including seven CWAers who were awarded Union Plus scholarships in 2019. The deadline is January 31, 2020.

The application is entirely online, allowing students to complete their application over time and save their responses. Learn more and apply here: https://www.unionplus.org/benefits/education/union-plus-scholarships

Dave Rogers Memorial Scholarship – 2019

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In 2019, the ONG is funding another scholarship in

the name of retired Ottawa Citizen reporter Dave Rogers. Dave Rogers and his wife, Merrill Gleddie, were slain in Ottawa in late 2016.

The 2018 Dave Rogers Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Liam Scanlan, son of Wayne Scanlan.

What you need to know:
1. The scholarship is open to members in good standing of the Ottawa Newspaper Guild, CWA Canada Local 30205, their children, grandchildren, spouse/partner.

2. Applicants must be enrolled or about to enter a full-time program at a government-recognized institution of higher learning or training (college, CEGEP, university or technical/vocational institute) and working towards a degree, diploma or certificate. Applicants will have to provide proof of registration before the scholarship money is paid.

3. There are no restrictions on the program of study or discipline selected by the applicant.

4. Applicants must be prepared to accept the scholarship in the year in which it is awarded; no deferrals are allowed.

5. Applications for the scholarship must be submitted in writing to the ONG office: Unit 300, 2200 Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa, ON, K2E 6Z9. Scanned applications may also be emailed to ong@cwa-scacanada.ca

6. The scholarship will be awarded by random draw shortly after the deadline has passed.

ONG Application for Dave Rogers Memorial Scholarship 2019