Financial Aid
There are many types of financial aid available to students at UMass Boston, regardless of age. The financial aid opportunities listed here are specific to the Labor Resource Center and/or to CPCS. For more information about other types of financial aid, please contact UMass Boston's Office for Merit-Based Scholarships and/or the Student Financial Management office. Also, the CPCS financial assistance options web page has up-to-date postings of aid opportunities as they are made available.
Below we provide information about:
- Union tuition waivers
- Labor Resource Center Academic Awards, and
- Scholarship Opportunities for CPCS and Labor Studies students.
Please read all information carefully, as deadlines are adhered to.
Attention Students:
The Labor Resource Center sends out regular emails concerning financial aid opportunities and deadlines. If you want to recieve these emails, please send a note and your email address to: laborresourcecenter @umb.edu.
Tuition waivers, which reduce the cost of courses, are available to union members enrolled in CPCS. Requests for tuition waiver(s) must be submitted each semester.
For information about tuition waives contact Wally Soper (617-287-7267).
The Labor Resource Center Academic Awards
The Labor Resource Center administers the Aldo P. Binda Memorial Award for entering Labor Studies student ($500), as well as other academic awards. These awards are given out anually. Please contact Wally Soper (617-287-7467) to apply for an LRC Academic Award.
GBLC/Joe Joyce Scholarship
The Greater Boston Labor Council/Joe Joyce Scholarship of $1000 is available to students who are members of unions affiliated with the Greater Boston Labor Council. Applicants must submit a one page memo explaining how they plan on using their UMass experience to help the labor movement. The scholarship is awarded once a year during the spring semester and is renewable for a second semester. It is administered by Rich Rogers, the Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the GBLC. For more information, please contact Rich Rogers at the Greater Boston Labor Council, 8 Beacon St., 2nd floor, Boston MA 02108.
Joseph W. Joyce Labor Union Scholarship
The Joseph W. Joyce Labor Union Scholarship has a rolling application system. Applicants must:
- be a member of a labor union, or the daughter/son, grandchild, spouse or legally adopted child of a union member, affiliated with the Massachusetts AFL-CIO,
- be a matriculated undergraduate who has earned at least 30 credits or 10 competencies, and
- be a Massachusetts resident.
Contact Kelly McLaughlin, Coordinator for Merit-Based Scholarships, at 617-287-6025.
John Joseph Moakley Charitable Foundation
The John Joseph Moakley Charitable Foundation awards scholarships of up to $5,000 to students applying for vocational, undergraduate or graduate education. Selections are made on a competitive basis each spring. The Foundation is managed by the law firm of Shaevel & Krems. Contact them by email (ghawke@shaevelcrems.com) or by phone (617-556-0244) for an application.
AmeriCorps Education Award
The AmeriCorps Education Award of $1,000 is awarded to students who complete 300 hours of community service. Contact Suzanne Allmendinger (617-287-7124) for more information.
West End Scholarship
The West End Scholarship of upto $2,500 is awarded to a full-time CPCS student(s). Preference is given to students who are parenting. This scholarship is administered through CPCS. Contact Suzanne Allmendinger (617-287-7124) for more information.