2026 Scholarships - NWPA ALF, MERCER, ERIE CRAWFORD, INDIANA ARMSTRONG & GREATER WESTMORELAND

Members of Organized Labor in Northwestern Pennsylvania are lucky to have so many scholarship opportunities for their members, dependents, and in some cases their grandchildren. Applicants can apply for as many of the scholarships, if they meet the eligibility requirements. Links to applications for them are below (please review the eligibility requirements per scholarship before writing the essay or completing the application).

All of the scholarships offered by the NWPA Area Labor Federation have a deadline for the various scholarship applications to be RECEIVED by Monday 5/18/26. We are offering 4 - $750 scholarships: NWPA ALF Scholarship, David Bielski Educational Scholarship, Dr. David Ferster Educational Scholarship and Rosann Barker Trade School Scholarship each of which has different eligibility requirements. Our scholarship awards are paid directly to the student who submitted the winning essay for each scholarship. We have a panel of judges that review our scholarship essays and encourage any member or eligible dependent or grandchild to apply.  

Mercer County Central Labor Council offers one scholarship to the members or dependents of their affiliated local unions. Please review the application.  Deadline is May 15 ,2026

 Erie-Crawford Central Labor Council offers three scholarships for their members and their dependents of their affiliated local unions in good standing. The Tom Wagner and the Theo Sabin Meyer Memorial Scholarships are for students graduating from high school in June of 2024.  The John "David" Dever Memorial Scholarship must be an incoming Freshman or Undergraduate student in 2024 at Gannon University. The brochure below contains all the details. We encourage everyone to apply for all scholarships. Deadline is Monday, June 1, 2026

Indiana-Armstrong Central Labor Council will award two $600 scholarships annually. The scholarships awarded by the Indiana-Armstrong Central Labor Council are designed to support union members in good standing with a local union affiliated with our CLC and their close family members as they pursue a variety of educational experiences.  Deadline is May 1, 2026

Greater Westmoreland County Labor Council Our Labor Council is an affiliate of the AFL-CIO represents the collective interests of our affiliated unions of Westmoreland County. We assist local unions with organizing campaigns and provide support for strikes and informational pickets. Our council fights for civil rights issues, supports community service organizations, and works with charitable organizations. We play an invaluable role in the struggle for working people. We understand the importance of working together, encouraging the interest and participation of young adults in our unions/ union families and labor council. That is why they have chosen to create an annual scholarship. By offering this scholarship, we hope it will strengthen the bonds of union brotherhood by putting our best foot forward for our member's benefit. Deadline is May 14, 2026.

All eligible individuals are encouraged to apply for any of the union scholarships listed above.