Georgia AFL-CIO Labor Awards Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to Students enrolled in the National Labor College for courses taken in Georgia or at the Meany Center in Maryland. To be eligible a student must be a member of a Local Union or Local Lodge affiliated with the Georgia AFL-CIO. Please contact Charlie Key for an application. 404-525-2793
Joseph Jacobs Labor Scholarship
Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections Department - GSU Labor Studies Program
The Joseph Jacobs Labor Scholarship Fund was established to honor Joseph
Jacobs, a long-time labor attorney who represented unions in Georgia. The
Scholarship Fund was established in 1983 by the Organized Labor and
Workmen's Circle Awards Committee and the North Georgia Building and
Construction Trades Council.
One scholarship will be awarded in the amount of $2,000. The scholarship
award check will be made out to Georgia State University and the student.
Specific requirements: The scholarship recipient must be admitted to or
enrolled in Georgia State University and be a student in good standing. S/he
must also be a member of a Georgia AFL-CIO affiliate labor organization or the
spouse, child or grandchild of a member.
• The topic of the essay is The Significance of the Labor Movement in
Your Life
• The length of the essay shall be between 300 and 500 words in length.
• The essay shall be typewritten, double-spaced, and submitted on plain,
white, 8.5 x 11 paper.
• The essay shall be accompanied by a cover sheet containing the following
information:
Student Name:
Age:
Home Address:
Grade Level:
School presently attending:
GPA:
Union affiliation (Self or Family Member): example:
Daughter of Jan Williams
United Auto Workers, Local 10
Doraville, Georgia
• A statement from a School Counselor or Principal attesting to the fact that
the student submitting the essay is admitted to Georgia State University--
such as an acceptance letter or proof of enrollment.
• If currently enrolled at Georgia State University, a copy of a GSU
transcript is required.
• Essay and cover sheet must be postmarked to this office no later than
May 15, 2004, and sent to the following address:
ATTENTION: Philip A. LaPorte, Director
Georgia State University Labor Studies Program
120 Courtland Street, Suite 400
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3083
For more information, please contact:
Pam Hackbart-Dean, Director
Southern Labor Archives
404-651-2477