Selected Participants Will Receive
- A 3-day orientation to prepare for their internship
- An 8-week field placement on a union organizing campaign in one of several locations across the United States in the summer of 2023
- A living stipend
- A scholarship based on financial need at the university, once program requirements have been met
- Housing (already paid for)
- Rental cars (already paid for)
- All expenses for this internship PAID (including flights, trains, etc.)
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for the internship, applicants must:
- Be an undergraduate sophomore or junior at the time of the application and the interview process
- Have a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point average
- Be a college student of color
- Demonstrate interest in working for social and economic justice through the labor union movement
- Have a valid driver's license
- Provide a faculty recommendation
If selected, AFSCME requires proof that you are fully vaccinated against COVID 19.
Selection Process
- It takes approximately a month to determine candidates that will move to the final phase of interviewing. This happens between the first and fourth weeks of March.
- Candidates will be contacted by phone or email to inform them if they will move on to the interviewing phase.
- Interviews will take place during the first two weeks of April.
- Selection of the cohort takes place in late April.
- We will reach out to make travel arrangements between April and May.
- Orientation for the 2023 Union Scholars Program will take place June 21-24, 2023.
Learn more: https://www.afscme.org/about/careers/union-scholars