2025 Scholarships for Our Student Aspirations

Fellow CCCTU Members,

The Norman G. Swenson (NGS) Scholarship Program continues our efforts to help new CCCTU community college students with their hopes and struggles, many of which we have heard ourselves:

“I am the first in my family to graduate from college and this award would be an amazing first step.”

“We are all unique in our own way, but when people choose to help each other out, it shows how beautiful our society can be.”

“I believe that people can rise above life’s hardships by seeking a better quality of life through their community college.”

“[This scholarship] would be a huge motivator to continue to work hard in school, work, and all areas of my life.”

“It is my dream to care for patients and their families in a Chicago-area hospital.”

“Due to family commitments, paying for school is always difficult.”

“At age 54, I was working a hum-drum job. Through college, I learned new knowledge and skills which changed my thinking and actions, resulting in new life-fulfilling opportunities.”

“[I] look forward to the day when I can be the person who can inspire students to learn and grow.”

A new scholarship award was created in 2024, recognizing union activism by our community college students. Applications were accepted for work in the areas of unionism, social justice issues, environmentalism, politics, and/or racial reconciliation.