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Reminder: Apply by July 31 for OPSEU/SEFPO scholarships

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Apply now for the OPSEU/SEFPO scholarships! The application deadline for all of our scholarships is July 31, 2024.

We offer 30 annual scholarship opportunities:

  • The Continuing Education Scholarship is open to members in good standing who are looking to continue their education at any post-secondary program during the 2024-2025 school year. This scholarship is offered in each OPSEU/SEFPO region.
  • The Curt Bishop Scholarshipis open to dependents of OPSEU/SEFPO members in good standing who are studying at a publicly-funded, publicly-run post-secondary institution in Ontario for the 2024-2025 school year.
  • The Fred Upshaw Scholarshipwill be awarded to a dependent of a racialized OPSEU/SEFPO member in good standing who is pursuing studies in labour relations and/or social justice and human rights and is studying at a publicly-funded, publicly-run post-secondary institution in Ontario for the 2024-2025 school year.
  • Up to seven Hospital Professionals Division (HPD) Scholarships are offered each year – one per OPSEU/SEFPO Region – to students who are entering professions within the HPD. Applicants must be members in good standing or their dependents, and be confirmed as enrolled in a Hospital Professionals program at a publicly funded, recognized Canadian university or college for the 2024-2025 school year.
  • The Karen Millar Memorial Scholarship is open to dependents of OPSEU/SEFPO members in good standing who are enrolled in a Social Services program at a Canadian college or university in the 2024-2025 school year.
  • The Amy Stiles Scholarship is open to the dependents of any contract faculty who is an OPSEU/SEFPO member in good standing, and who is confirmed as having worked on a contract at one of Ontario’s public colleges within the six months prior to the application deadline.
  • The Larry Cripps Scholarshipis open to dependents of OPSEU/SEFPO members in good standing who are confirmed as enrolled in either a Police Foundations Course or a Law and Security/Corrections course at a publicly-funded, Canadian university or college in the 2024-2025 school year.
  • OPSEU/SEFPO offers ten Global Solidarity Scholarships annually to support our goals of social justice and global solidarity. These scholarships are open to dependents of OPSEU/SEFPO members in good standing who are studying at a publicly funded, recognized Canadian university or college in the 2024-2025 school year.
  • The Carol McGregor Scholarship is open to dependents of OPSEU/SEFPO members in good standing who have a visible or invisible disability and are pursuing post-secondary education at a publicly-funded university, community college, or trades program in Ontario.

For more information on each of these scholarships, and to download an application form click here.

OPSEU/SEFPO scholarships are administered by the Member Education Unit. Please contact [email protected] with any questions.