Community Savings Credit Union has established two continuing scholarships to assist union members in attending the Canadian Labour Congress Harrison Winter School each year.

  Applicants from BC CLC Affiliates for two deserving members are being solicited in the following fields of study:

1. Building Diverse and Representative Labour Leadership Jan. 15-20, 2012
(Only available to workers of colour and aboriginal workers)

2. Women’s Health and Safety in the Workplace   Feb. 12-17, 2012

The scholarship will cover the costs of tuition, single accommodation and meals for each one-week course.

To apply for one of these scholarships, applicants must:

• Be a member of a union, lodge or chapel affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress
• Be endorsed and recommended by their union
• Submit a scholarship application form (see link below)
• Write a brief letter outlining their union activities and describe what they hope to learn from this area of interest and how it will assist them in their union work or in the broader labour movement

To download an application form, please click on the following link:
http://www.canadianlabour.ca/sites/default/files/pdfs/community-svgs-harrison-scholarship-2012.pdf or contact Marie Decaire at (604) 637-5015.

Applications should be submitted to:

Community Savings Union Development
5108 Joyce Street
Vancouver, BC  V5R 4H1

Applications must be received no later than December 16, 2011.  All applicants will be evaluated and the Scholarship awarded by December 20, 2011.