BEIRNE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Posted: November 16, 2018 Filed under: News Leave a comment »Dear Members:
This is to inform you that you can apply now for the application process for the CWA Joe Beirne Foundation’s scholarship for the 2019-2020 school year.
You will find a copy of the Beirne Foundation scholarship rules down below.
The Foundation’s Board of Directors has approved the awarding of sixteen (16) partial college scholarships of $4,000 each for two years. Eligible for the scholarships are CWA members, their spouses, children, and grandchildren, including the dependents of retired, laid-off, or deceased members. Applications will be available solely online for submission on the Foundation’s website at http://cwa-union.org/beirne-application.
Full program details can be found on the website at:
http://www.cwa-union.org/pages/beirne_scholarship_application
CWA JOE BEIRNE FOUDATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND RULES
1. All selected winners of the CWA Joe Beirne Foundation Scholarship must meet the following eligibility requirements:
a. Applicants must be CWA members, spouses, children or grandchildren of members. The member may be active or
retired, living or deceased. Active members must be dues-paying members in good standing.
b. Applicants must be either high school graduates or high school students who will graduate during the year in
which they apply.
2. Once selected, all winners must become enrolled in an academic institution and submit their notification form by
the deadline specified.
3. On the notification form, the winner must verify by signature the ability to accept the scholarship without
jeopardizing other assistance applications made.
4. All monies awarded will be sent direct to the academic institution of choice. any monies not utilized during the
academic year must be refunded by the academic institution to the CWA Joe Beirne Foundation Scholarship Fund. In
the event a recipient has already paid tuition, fees, mandated equipment, etc., for the school year, schools will
be instructed to arrange for student reimbursement of those expenses.
5. It is the winner’s responsibility to provided to the CWA Joe Beirne Foundation Scholarship Fund:
* Changes in address(es) and/or telephone numbers(s)
* Changes in school enrollment
6. This is a two-year program. A second-year award is contingent on academic accomplishment of the first year. Winners
will receive separate second-year application forms by mail.
Additional information for CWA determinations to:
Item 2 (winner selections):
First-year winners who do not enroll in a school by deadline date will forfeit* his/her award to the eligible alternate
as originally selected.
If additional alternate(s) need to be selected, selection will be made randomly from first-round choices until an
eligible applicant is found.
Second-year awards are contigent on first-year academic accomplishment. According to IRS discussions during audit of
1990 return, second-year awards are NOT to be denied due to a cease in CWA membership.
*Postponement of first-year award(s) may be made only if circumstances so warrant.
