Did you know that the UUP Benefit Trust Fund has a scholarship program for eligible dependent children of actively employed UUP members who are eligible for Fund benefits?

The scholarship award is $500 per semester. A maximum of one scholarship per dependent child will be awarded each semester even if both parents are UUP members. A total maximum of eight scholarships can be awarded per dependent child.

To qualify for the scholarship, your dependent children must:

• be eligible for and enrolled in the UUP Benefit Trust Fund on the last day of the semester for which they are applying;

• provide an official transcript listing a minimum of 12 undergraduate credit hours earned toward degree requirements in the semester for which they are applying;

• have taken these credits at a state-operated SUNY school (e.g., this does not include community colleges, Cornell University, Fashion Institute of Technology, Alfred University or Alfred Ceramics); and,

• provide an official transcript showing a 2.0 grade-point average or higher in the semester for which they are applying.

The application must be postmarked within 60 days from the last day of the semester for which the dependent is applying for the scholarship.

For more information, please call the UUP Benefit Trust Fund at 800-887-3863 or go to www.uupinfo.org.

— Doreen Bango, Benefits Manager