The Albert Shanker College Scholarship Fund of the United Federation of Teachers

Each year, the United Federation of Teachers proudly awards $1 million in scholarships to academically excellent and financially eligible city public high school seniors. The program is limited to New York City public high school seniors who will graduate from a vocational, academic or alternative school or will receive an equivalency diploma from a public evening school or a New York City Board of Education alternative educational program. All applicants must be eligible to receive and must apply for federal financial aid (a Pell Grant). Learn more and apply.