The Trustees of the Abraham Solomon Scholarship Fund for the Bergen County Central Trades & Labor Council, AFL-CIO, are proud to announce that 8 scholarships will be offered for the year 2025. Each scholarship will be for $1000.00. Only members of local unions affiliated with the Bergen County Central Trades & Labor Council, AFL-CIO, and their dependents are eligible to apply.
We will be awarding 4 scholarships in the memory of Abraham Solomon and 4 in the memory of Edward Purtill.
Click here to download the Abe Solomon Scholarship Application
Click here to download the Ed Purtill Community Service Scholarship Application
We ask that you read all of the eligibility requirements. Please feel free to put this information of your website, and make as many copies as you need.
The selection committee requests that all applications are returned by US Mail and received no later than April l, 2025.
Since the beginning of the scholarship fund over forty years ago, over two hundred scholarships have been awarded. On behalf of the Board of Trustees and officers of the Bergen County Central Trades & Labor Council, AFL-ClO, thank you for your continued support and cooperation.