Honoring late AFT Secretary-Treasurer Robert G. Porter

The Illinois Federation of Teachers shall present two $6,000 scholarship awards ($1,500 each year for four years) provided a student is enrolled full-time at an Illinois public university and maintains a "C" cumulative average. The award is entirely unrestricted as to race, religion or political affiliation. The applicant must be the son or daughter of a currently employed, active member in good standing of the Illinois Federation of Teachers, the son or daughter of a member of an IFT retirees chapter, or the son or daughter of a deceased member who was in good standing with the Illinois Federation of Teachers at the time of death. The applicant must be a high school senior with a cumulative "B" average.

(The application deadline for the 2010 Scholarship is December 4, 2009.) 

Use the forms below to apply:

Porter scholarship application instructions
Porter scholarship 2010 application form
Porter scholarship 2010 essay form

The Carl J. Megel Special Education Scholarship

Honoring AFT President Emeritus Carl Megel

The Illinois Federation of Teachers shall present one special education scholarship award in the amount of $1,000. The award is entirely unrestricted as to race, religion, political affiliation, or choice of accredited college, university, business, trade or vocational school. The applicant must be the son or daughter of a currently employed, active member in good standing of the Illinois Federation of Teachers, or the son or daughter of a deceased member who was in good standing with the Illinois Federation of Teachers at the time of death, and a high school senior who will graduate this year. Additionally, a student may be sponsored by an IFT member who is currently or has previously been a teacher of the special education student (attach a letter stating reasons for sponsorship and teacher's name, address and local number). Students applying for a special education scholarship must be presently enrolled in a special education school, class or program for students with mental impairments, physical impairments, learning disabilities, visual/hearing impairments, deafness/blindness, behavior/emotional disorders, speech/language impairments, autism, traumatic brain injury or other health impairment. Students who plan to teach in Special Education are not eligible for this particular scholarship.

(The application deadline for the 2010 Scholarship is December 4, 2009.)  

Use the forms below to apply:

Megel scholarship application instructions
Megel scholarship 2010 application form
Megel scholarship 2010 applicant statement form

  AFT Local 943
  15521 South 70th Court
  Orland Park, Illinois 60462
  (708) 633-0943
  (708) 633-0944 (Fax)

  Kathy Setlak, president

  IFT Field Staff