The Elinor Glenn Scholarship Fund 2025
Our scholarship fund is named in honor of Elinor Glenn. Elinor was a trailblazer for long term care workers’ rights and women’s rights rooted in her journey as the first woman organizer in SEIU; her work that organized thousands of Los Angeles County public sector workers resulting in the formation of SEIU 434 and her leadership that helped to elevate the modern home care workers’ movement. SEIU Local 2015 is proud to honor her efforts and continue the legacy of this important scholarship fund.
Eligibility
Elinor Glenn Scholarship is open to Union Members of SEIU 2015 and their immediate family. Outlined below are the eligibility requirements and details to this scholarship.
- The qualifying member must have at least one year of continuous employment as a long term care worker and be a union member of SEIU 2015 in any of the 49 counties represented by SEIU Local 2015 as of May 31 of CURRENT YEAR.
- The qualifying applicant can include that member’s spouses/partners, or his/her/their children, step-children, or children within guardianship, and/or grandchildren.
- Eligible applicants must be attending a 4-year university, grad school program, accredited community college, trade-tech school or online college as of the fall semester.
- Scholarship can only be awarded only one per household per year.
- Scholarship recipients are awarded only once in a lifetime.
A review committee composed of SEIU 2015 members from across the state evaluates eligible applications. The committee will assess each entry to the scholarship fund according to the established guidelines.
Guidelines
The application consists of three sections with a total possible score of 50 points. The personal statement will be evaluated by the review committee on how they respond to the prompt and can be awarded up to 20 points. Volunteer activities will be eligible for up to 15 points. The applicant’s GPA has a total possible score of 15 points as well, depending on the GPA. The minimum GPA required for the Scholarships is a 2.8.
Personal Statement Prompt:
Please describe the impact that you would like to make towards social change and indicate any social justice, labor, or political activism you have undertaken. Your statement should clearly articulate your history in these areas and your aspirations for the future. If you are applying for the Long Term Care Scholarship, please also outline your goals for professional advancement within the long-term care industry.
Your statement should include the following:
1. Specific information about your history regarding social justice, labor, or political activism, including:
- Organization name
- Your responsibilities within the organization
- The time frame of your involvement
- Approximate hours spent as a volunteer or activist
- A summary of your reference’s name and contact number for verification purposes.
2. Describe the impact that you would like to make towards social change.
3. If applying for the Long-Term Care Scholarship, please describe your goals for professional advancement within the long-term care industry.
Please ensure that your application is legible and can be easily read by the committee members, and that your response uses correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling. The personal statement should be limited to 500 words maximum.
Frequently Asked Questions
Scholarship Purposes: Scholarship funds may be used towards any costs associated with program in which they are enrolled. This includes books, materials, tuition, clothing, transportation or other items to be used during the program enrollment period.
How many scholarships to be offered: 20 per year
How often will it be offered: once per year
The following Scholarships are available:
5 Long Term Care Scholarships for up to $2,500 will be given to Applicants seeking a career in Long Term Care. Applicant applying for the Long Term Care based Scholarships, are seeking to advance a career in long term care including but not limited to work in a Nursing Home, Assisted Living Facility, Private or IHSS Homecare, Respite Care, or advocacy that promotes the dignity of long term care workers and related care programs. The typical applicant may be seeking a relevant degree, certification or classes that provide them with professional advancement.
15 Scholarships for $2,000 each will be given out to applicants pursuing studies in other fields.
The Applicant is the person who is applying for the scholarship and may be a Long Term Care Worker or the immediate family, which includes their spouses/partners, or his/her/their children, step-children, or children within guardianship, and/or grandchildren.
The Qualifying Member is the Long Term Care Worker and Union Member of SEIU 2015.
Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. If you are graduating from high school this year, you must attach your high school transcript. If you have completed at least one year of education after high school you must attach your college, university or technical/vocational school transcript. Your transcripts must reflect you have maintained at least a 2.8 grade point average. Please make sure that all supporting documents are submitted timely as it may disqualify your application.
The application period will be open between March 1, 2026 – May 31.
