Bridges Center Scholarships
For students interested in labor, human rights, and social justice, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies offers 6 different scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students (who must be enrolled for Autumn Quarter of the upcoming academic year):
Deadline to apply is Monday, April 23rd 2018
The Martin and Anne Jugum Scholarship annually awards $5,500 to an undergrad student who exhibits a commitment to labor research or involvement with the labor movement.
The Gundlach Scholarship provides $5,500 in financial support to an undergraduate or graduate student who exhibits a strong commitment to Labor Studies.
The Samuel B. Bassett Scholarship established to memorialize long-time Seattle labor lawyer Samuel B. Bassett, this scholarship awards $5,500 to an undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a career in labor relations.
Martha H. Duggan Fellowship in Caring Labor provides $10,000 in financial support to a graduate student committed to researching or serving those who provided caring labor, or who themselves have provided caring labor or assisted partners or other family members in gaining advanced education. The fellowship may be awarded to a student in any field as long as her or his work has a focus on labor.
The Labor and Employment Relations Association Scholarship provides $1,000 for students, graduate or undergraduate, who are committed to pursuing a profession in labor and/or labor management.
Silme Domingo & Gene Viernes Scholarship in Labor Studies provides $5,500 in financial support to either graduate students, or entering freshmen or transfer students to the University of Washington who are committed to the principles of justice and equality and have demonstrated financial need. Deadline: May 21, 2018.
For further information on requirements or eligibility, check out our scholarship and prizespage or Contact the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies at hbcls@uw.edu or (206) 543-7946. You may also visit the Bridges Center office on the UW Seattle campus in Smith Hall, room M266, located on the mezzanine level between the second and third floors.
