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.
APPLY HERE
High school students
Application opens: June 15, 2024
Deadline to apply: December 15, 2024
ELIGIBILITY
- A High School applicant must be a high school senior
applying, and a Continuing College applicant must have graduated
high school and completed on full semester of college with 12
units of credit
- 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.
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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.
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Transcript: You will need your most
recent transcript. High school seniors are asked to provide an
official transcript.
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Parent/Guardian Federal Tax Return:
The first two pages of your parent’s or guardian’s signed
federal tax return are required.
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Member Verification by Parent/Guardian: You
will need your parent’s email address.
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Member Verification by AFT Local Union
President: You will need the name and email address of
your parent’s AFT local union president.
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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.
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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.