2012 NERCC Scholarship
Now Accepting Applications

Applications are now being accepted for the 2012 New England Regional Council Scholarship Program. Last year 143 students applied and a total of $55,000 was awarded, including top scholarships of $5,000 and $3,000. To be considered for an award, a completed application package  must be received by 5:00 pm on April 13, 2012.

Please review the Eligibility and Guidelines for the program before completing the application.

Applicants will be required to write an essay of between 500 and 1000 words on the following topic:

Recently there has been an increase in the use of technology and tools such as social media to coordinate protests and activism. How do you see the role of social media in terms of organizing for labor? What are the pros? What are the cons? With your knowledge of the carpenters union and looking at our new website, nercc.org, what would you recommend to promote the activities of the New England Regional Council of Carpenters?

To eliminate bias, the scholarship committee is blind to the identity of the applicant. Essays are numerically coded to prevent any reader from having knowledge of the writer. Persons awarded first or second place in a prior year are ineligible for first or second place in subsequent years.  

The essay written by the top prize winner will be published in the New England Carpenter magazine. Winners of the top two prizes will be invited to present their essays at the June delegate meeting in Millbury.