Check with your PEF Council Leader or Regional Coordinator for information on local scholarships in your area. As we are made aware, we will post such scholarships here. If you have one you’d like to share, email us at Communicator@pef.org.
PEF Region 1: Region 1 is offering legal dependents of active Region 1 members the opportunity to win four $500 scholarships in honor of Judith Scanlon. Click here for the application form and eligibility requirements. Winner will be determined by a random drawing of those who complete all requirements. Applicants cannot have won in the past four years. Mail your application (must be postmarked by no later than June 14, 2024) to: PEF Region 1 Coordinator Michele Iorfida, PEF Region 1 Office, 4950 Genesee Street, Ste. 150, Cheektowaga, N.Y. 14225.
PEF Region 11: Region 11 is once again holding its annual Region 11 Scholarship contest. Winners will receive an award of $500. The contest is open to first- and second-year college students of parents in Region 11 who are current PEF members. Previous winners are not eligible. Applications must be postmarked by July 16. Winners will be contacted by August 18. Click here for the application. Mail applications to Charles Roland, 25 Amelia Ct., Staten Island, N.Y. 10310, c/o The Scholarship Committee, or email Bernadette.O’Connor@pef.org or Charles.Roland@pef.org.
PEF Division 167: Division 167 is offering four (4) $400 scholarships to a child or grandchild of an active PEF Member from Division 167 working at WNYCPC or the WNYDDSO/DDRO entering as a freshman or continuing higher education up to and including a doctorate degree OR an active PEF Local 167 in pursuit of a degree. Click here for the application and here for the information flyer. Deadline is July 10, 2024.
PEF Division 206: Division 206 is proud to offer two $250 scholarships to help two deserving students pursuing higher education in honor of Vicky Stockton. Click here for more information.
PEF Division 234: PEF Division 234 will award eight (8) college scholarships of $500 each (totaling $4,000) to the children of PEF Division 234 members who are undergraduate, graduate, or vocational degree candidates during the Fall 2024 semester.
To ensure applicants have an equal opportunity to benefit from our awards program, qualified applicants will participate in a random drawing to receive a scholarship award. A dependent can only win this award once. Past awardees are not eligible. To qualify, applicants must send required documentation described here. The information will be verified by the PEF Division 234 Scholarship Committee. Deadline is July 31, 2024.
PEF Division 240: Division 240 is conducting its annual College Scholarship Contest. Up To 9 Scholarships awarded*. two (2) $1,000 Awards; one (1) $500 Award, three (3) $350 Awards & three (3) $150 Awards. Eligibility includes: Applicant must be a PEF member of Division 240 or their dependent or their immediate family member (Mother, Father, Son, Daughter, Spouse or Domestic Partner) OR Applicant MUST provide proof of Full Time or Part Time Enrollment at an Accredited College or University for Fall 2023 or Spring 2024, or a College Acceptance letter for Fall 2024 to an Accredited College or University. Click here for the application and here for the informational flyer. Deadline is July 19, 2024.
PEF Division 343: PEF Division 343 is conducting its first Annual College Scholarship Contest. We will be awarding one $1,000 scholarship to the winner. Click here for details and to apply. Deadline is July 5, 2024.