Empire State College Offers Three New Bahr Scholarships

Empire State College of the State University of New York is accepting applications for the Morton Bahr Distance Learning Scholarship program for the 2005-06 academic year.

Three new scholarships are available for the online study program named for CWA's president, who is an Empire State alumnus. The program is geared toward working adults and is open to union members, their family members and domestic partners. The deadline for applications is June 1, 2005 and award decisions will be announced at the end of July.

Scholarship awards fully cover tuition and fees and include an allowance for study materials and books. Students may pursue degrees in a wide field of subjects, and scholarship funding will continue as long as students satisfactorily complete at least one or two courses per semester (4 to 8 credits). 

Since the program's inception in 2001, the Bahr scholarships have helped 19 people continue their education through distance learning. The program honors Bahr's "farseeing vision and commitment to educational opportunity." Bahr has pushed for educational benefits in major CWA contracts and he was chair of the Commission for a Nation of Lifelong Learners under the Clinton administration.

For more information and to download an application or submit one online, applicants should go to www.esc.edu/bahr. To have an application mailed, candidates should send an e-mail to special.programs@esc.edu or phone (800) 867-5941.