United Faculty Of Miami Dade College Offering $500 Scholarships

The United Faculty of Miami Dade College is offering several $500 scholarships. The total number of scholarships will be determined by the amount of applications received but will not be less than 14.

Deadline to apply is Jan. 31. Applications can be accessed at www.ufmdc.org   

Students must complete at least twelve credit hours by the end of the fall semester, have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and plan on either continuing their studies at MDC or transfer to a four-year institution. Students who meet these requirements must then obtain a letter of recommendation from a MDC professor who is a member of UFMDC.

UFMDC is the teachers union for MDC that became the official bargaining agent on behalf of faculty in 1998. For more than a decade, they have been offering scholarships to students. The scholarships were named in remembrance of the founding members and close associates to the union.

For more information, please contact the UFMDC by email at union@mfmdc.org or (305) 279-0021.