Being a union members enables working families to fulfill their dreams in many different ways, including the pursuit of higher education. To help make those dreams become realities, SEIU offers scholarship opportunities for our members and their children.

Scholarships

SEIU Lottery Scholarships
A total of 48 lottery scholarships are awarded annually. Fifteen $1,000 scholarships renewable for up to four years as well as 33 $1,500 scholarships for one year of study.

SEIU Moe Foner Scholarship
One $5,000 nonrenewable scholarship is available to a student who is pursuing a degree or training in the visual or performing arts, who believes the arts are a vehicle to advance social change.

SEIU Jesse Jackson Scholarship
One $5,000 scholarship renewable for up to four years is given to a student whose work and aspirations for economic and social justice reflect the values and accomplishments of the Rev. Jesse Jackson

SEIU John Geagan Scholarship
One $5,000 nonrenewable scholarship for SEIU members, their children and local staff who want to pursue a college degree in labor studies. The John Geagan scholarship was created primarily to serve those applicants who are not served by traditional education institutions - typically adults who have been in the workforce and have decided to go, or return to college.

SEIU Nora Piore Scholarship
This $4,000 scholarship is renewable for up to two years and is for SEIU healthcare members and their children who wish to pursue an occupation in healthcare or healthcare policy. The scholarship is made possible by an endowment from the family of the late Nora Kahn Piore.