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Applicant's Name ___________________________________________
Address ___________________________________________
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Institution Applicant will be applying to, or is currently enrolled in & starting date
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TOPIC CHOSEN ______________________________________________________
Topic must be between 1500 & 3000 words in length Please see list of topics on reverse of application
Applicants must be registered full-time in a recognized Canadian post-secondary educational institution and be/have been a member in good standing for at least two (2) years in CUPE 1975 (University of Saskatchewan - Saskatoon), OR have a parent, legal guardian or spouse with at least two (2) years continuous membership in good standing in CUPE 1975.
Four (4) $1,000.00 Bursaries will be available
CUPE 1975 Member's Name _______________________________________
Member's Campus Address (Dept. etc.) __________________________________
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Member's Seniority date __________________________________
Send application and completed essay to:CUPE 1975 Union Office
c/o Bursary Committee
21 McLean Hall - U of S Campus
106 Wiggins Road
Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E6
1. History of the Farm Labour Party
2. The Erosion of Canadian Labour Studies Programs
3. Unions and The Kyoto Accord
4. Unions Partnering with New Canadians
5. A topic of your choice - requires a written request for approval by the Bursary Committee.
Topic of Your Choice deadline - April 30, 2007
Applicants must submit a 1500-3000-word essay written on a topic selected and publicized by the CUPE 1975 Bursary Committee; or, upon written request to and permission of the Committee, a topic of special interest to the applicant. All essay topics will be on the accomplishments of trade unions and/or members in Canada in general or particular.
Every essay must be original manuscript, written solely by the applicant and submitted in a typewritten, double-spaced format with no identifying marks on the pages. Where possible, for publication purposes, winning essays shall be made available on computer disks.
All essays must have a cover page (available from the CUPE 1975 Union Office as part of the application package, or may be downloaded from the CUPE 1975 website - www.cupe1975.ca) showing the applicant's name, address and telephone number; the name of their sponsoring CUPE 1975 member; the post-secondary institution they are attending and the essay title.
An outside panel of judges will review applications and notification to applicant will be mailed in the fall of 2007.