Applications for the 2009 William A. Lee Memorial Scholarship offered by the Chicago Federation of Labor are now available.

The Chicago Federation of Labor offers five (5) academic-based scholarships and five (5) random-drawing scholarships in the amount of $2,000 to students graduating from a Chicago or suburban-area high school.  Students may only apply in one of the two categories. 

The scholarship awards are named after Lee, who served as president of the Chicago Federation of Labor for thirty-eight years.  He devoted more than sixty years to organized labor and community service.

To be eligible, either the student or one of his or her parents must be a member of a local union affiliated with the Chicago Federation of Labor.  All applications must be signed by either of the top two officers of the local union to which the student or his or her parent belong.  Applications signed by union representatives or union stewards will be disqualified.

Completed applications must be returned to the Chicago Federation of Labor, William A. Lee Memorial Scholarship Committee, 130 E. Randolph St., Suite 2600, Chicago, IL 60601.  All applications must be postmarked no later than March 2, 2009.

APPLICATIONS (select one of the following)

Academic Competition (pdf)

Random Drawing (pdf)