This year, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies is pleased to once again
offer a series of grants and scholarships to both undergraduate and graduate
students with a strong interest in labor, human rights, and social justice.
There are many awards available, and they're eager to see an inspiring group of
applicants this year.
Martin
and Anne Jugum Scholarship in Labor Studies
$5,500 for Undergraduates Deadline: June 16, 2014
Named after longshore leader Martin
Jugum and his wife Anne, this $5000 scholarship is awarded to outstanding
undergraduates who exhibit a commitment to labor research or practice. Scholarship
winners must demonstrate high academic achievement and be enrolled for Autumn
Quarter of the upcoming academic year. http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/resources-jugum.html
Samuel B. Bassett Scholarship
Up to $5,500 for Graduate or Undergraduates Deadline: June 16, 2014
Established to memorialize Samuel
Bassett, a Seattle labor lawyer whose career included defending the IWW, civil
rights, civil liberties and other progressive causes. The scholarship is for
students planning to pursue a career in labor relations. http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/resources-bassett.html
Labor
and Employment Relations Association Scholarship
$1,000 for Undergraduates Deadline:
June 16, 2014
Devoted to the encouragement of
research in all aspects of the field of labor studies, the Labor and Employment
Relations Association (LERA) generously funds an annual $1,000 scholarship for
students who are committed to pursing a profession in labor and/or labor management. http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/resources-lera.html
Best
Undergraduate Paper in Labor Studies
$250 for Undergraduates Deadline:
June 16, 2014
Each year, the Bridges Center
awards $250 to the best undergraduate paper written on a labor-related topic
during the current academic year (2012-2013). Papers may focus on any dimension
of United States or international labor, including class relations, social
conditions, working-class culture or politics, work and gender, work and
race/ethnicity, unions, and comparative labor relations.
http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/resources-paperprize.html
For
information on these awards, application processes, required materials, and
more, visit http://depts.washington.edu/pcls/resources.html or contact
Andrew Hedden,
Program Coordinator, (206) 543-7946, pcls@u.washington.edu
