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Applications now being accepted!
Welcome student applicants! Here you will find information about scholarship eligibility and the link to our online application portal. Please read each section carefully and plan ahead to allow enough time to complete your application. The application period for each CFT Raoul Teilhet Scholarship is open for six months.
APPLICATIONS & DEADLINES
When you click on the application link below, you will be asked you to create a log-in for our application portal. Please keep track of your username and password. Once you have a log-in, you may work on your application at any time until you complete it and submit it.
We recommend that you allow four weeks to complete your application. It requires you to complete several sections and write an essay. In addition, the application requires other individuals to respond to your requests and you cannot control the timeliness of their responses. Please start your application early and plan your time accordingly to allow for successful completion.
High School Seniors
Application opens: August 15,
2023
Deadline to apply: December 15, 2023
ELIGIBILITY
- Applicants must be high school seniors or undergraduate continuing college students.
- The applicant’s parent or guardian must be a member in good standing of an AFT local union in California.
- The applicant must be listed as a dependent on their parent’s or guardian’s tax return.
- Award selection is based on academic achievement, special talents and skills, participation in extracurricular activities, community service, financial need, and a 500-word essay on a social issue of the applicant’s choice.
- Scholarships are awarded for any one year of higher education: High school seniors who received Raoul Teilhet Scholarships are not eligible for another scholarship as continuing college students. Continuing college students who received a Raoul Teilhet Scholarships are not eligible to apply again.
- The CFT accepts only online applications.
PLANNING AHEAD
Requirements for each scholarship are detailed in our application portal. However, knowing in advance what documentation and other information you will need may speed your application. Here’s what to have ready when you apply for a CFT scholarship.
- Transcript: You will need your most recent transcript. High school seniors are asked to provide an official transcript.
- Parent/Guardian Federal Tax Return: The first two pages of your parent’s or guardian’s signed federal tax return are required.
- Member Verification by Parent/Guardian: You will need your parent’s email address.
- Member Verification by AFT Local Union President: You will need the name and email address of your parent’s AFT local union president.
- Letters of Recommendation: Three recommendations are required are required for high school senior applicants, and two recommendations are required for continuing college student applicants. You will need the email addresses of your recommenders.
- Essay: A titled essay on a social issue of the applicant’s choice, not to exceed 500 words.
We recommend that you allow four weeks to complete your application. The application requires you to complete several sections and write an essay, In addition, it requires other individuals to respond to your requests and you cannot control the timeliness of their responses. Please start your application as early as possible and plan your time accordingly to allow for successful completion.
2023 Labor Day Events Across the State
Join a local celebration of Labor Day
Rally for Good Jobs and Safe Streets
This rally is to encourage the Governor to sign #AB316 – the California Labor Federation’s bill with the Teamsters to ensure there is a human operator on any large autonomous vehicle, big rig or bus. AI is wreaking havoc in the workplace and this is just one instance where we have garnered broad bi-partisan support to put some limits on this unsafe, job-killing technology. There will be buses and caravans coming from throughout the state.
CFT-Sponsored Bills Move Through Legislature
Key legislation passed through the California Assembly in June, advancing to the State Senate for consideration later this summer.
AB 938 increases base funding under the Local Control Funding Formula by 50% to support a 50% raise in TK-12 salaries. The Assembly passed the CFT-sponsored bill by a unanimous 77-0 vote.
AB 1699 prohibits school districts from retaliating against classified staff for refusing or accepting a vacancy. The bill gives employees at least 10 days to apply for a position before the job opens to the public.
Classified Conference: October 27th-29th
Annual event for paraprofessionals and classified employees
At our annual Classified Conference, with the theme Flexing Our Power – Protecting Our Progress you can expect to find an exciting line-up of events with plenary sessions, meal events, workshops, and social events.
Back to School Tour 2023
As the new school year gets underway, CFT’s elected leaders will once again take part in a Back to School tour with visits happening across the state. The tour window will open in August and continue throughout September, with CFT leaders taking the opportunity to meet with local leaders and rank-and-file members to kick off the year.
The visits will be attended by President Jeff Freitas, Secretary Treasurer Lacy Barnes and Executive Vice President Juan Ramirez.