Not only do we understand the importance of educating our members themselves, we also believe in the role of education within the community. More specifically, we offer a number of scholarships to help dependents of our members’ families pursue further education.

Subject to conditions outlined in Sections 1, 2 and 3 of this policy, there shall be twenty-three (23) scholarships awarded each year as follows:

Nine (9) Regional Scholarships each valued at $500

Ten (10) At-Large Scholarships each valued at $500

One (1) Emmanual Strickland Scholarship valued at $1,000

One (1) Max Dyke Scholarship valued at $1,000

One (1) William Browne Scholarship valued at $1,000

One (1) Paul Foley Scholarship valued at $1,000

Selection to be made by NAPE’s Education Committee subject to the approval of the Board of Directors/Executive Committee.

Selection to be based on the following:

(a) Open to all students entering any year of a Canadian post-secondary educational institution, full time, in the scholarship year. Recipients can only receive a scholarship once in their academic career (Biennial Convention – October, 2023)

(b) Scholarships shall be awarded only on application.

(c) Parent(s)/guardian(s) must be a member in good standing of the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees.

(i) For the purpose of this section, parent(s)/ guardian(s) means and includes deceased, retired, disabled due to injury or illness, laid off subject to retention of seniority as per Collective Agreement.

(ii) Subject to section (d) (i), any other employee who may incur a status or employment change through no fault of their own, i.e. reclassification to exclude them, etc. It is further understood that those employees will maintain their eligibility for scholarship benefits under this section to the end of the year in which the status change occurred.

(d) Proof of attendance at post-secondary must be submitted before scholarship is awarded.

(e) Applications for scholarships will be considered provided such application is received prior to July 15th of each year.

(f) In any year if a Regional Scholarship is not awarded due to lack of applications, then it will be awarded at large.

(g) For the nine (9) Regional Scholarships and ten (10) At-Large Scholarships each valued at $500, applicants must answer a multiple choice/true false Union base quiz.

(h) Each Memorial Scholarship – Emmanuel Strickland, Max Dyke, William Browne, and Paul Foley valued each at $1,000, applicants who wish to apply for these scholarships will be required to complete the application form online. 

NUPGE Scholarships

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