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Scholarships

Local 1500 Members are eligible to apply for the following scholarships.

  • 1. The Local 1500 Scholarship: Deadline to request application is December 31, 2026.
  • The UFCW Local 1500 annually awards scholarships to members and their dependents.
  • Click here to request an Application. For further information on the UFCW 1500 Scholarship Program please contact 1-800-522-0456 ext: 1310.

2. The UFCW International Scholarship: Deadline May 24th 2026

 3. Union Plus Scholarships:

  • The 2020 Union Plus Scholarship is available to UFCW members and their children.
  • The Union Plus scholarships support our overall mission to help support union members and union leader higher education goals.
  • Over the past 22 years, union members and their children have received over 3.6 million Union Plus scholarship dollars.
  • Head to this link for more information.

Congratulations To Our 2026 Local 1500 Scholarship Winners!

High School Recipients

$8,000 Winners

     1. Arthur Wolfson Memorial Scholarship: Leona Mah, Dep. of Alfred Mah, Stop & Shop #539

  1. Patrick Gleeson Memorial Scholarship: Emily Oropeza, Dep. of Cesar Oropeza, Stop & Shop #2565
  2. Frank Meehan Memorial Scholarship: Erlene Prasad, ShopRite #276
  3. Eugene Kennedy Memorial Scholarship: Alexis Ricoy, King Kullen #53

$4,000 Winners

  1. Bernadette Warren Memorial Scholarship: Ashley Bettini, Dep. of Tracie Bettini, Stop & Shop #512
    1. Jean Belmont Memorial Scholarship: Nataly Bacuilima, ShopRite #278
    2. Dan Russo Memorial Scholarship: Hannah Higgins, Dep. of Kristin Konopa-Higgins, King Kullen #16
    3. Pat O’Flaherty Memorial Scholarship: Brian Pusey, Dep. of Filomena Pusey, King Kullen #39

$2,000 Winners

  1.        Mary Jane Siconolfi Memorial Scholarship: John Jaffe, King Kullen #37

    1. Fred Walter, Sr. Memorial Scholarship: Aidan Gleason, Dep. of Dan Gleason, King Kullen #1
    2. Leonard Salvo Memorial Scholarship: Daiwik Uppal, Dep. Geetanjal Uppal, Stop & Shop #9208
    3. Dylan Schinella, King Kullen #57
    4. Jorryn Ogbebor, Dep. of Stella Ogbebor, ShopRite #235
    5. Vincent Joao Jr., Dep. of Vincent Joao, Stop & Shop #521
    6. Nicholas Lucenti, King Kullen #1
    7. Emma Tassone, King Kullen #15
    8. Carmine Masaracchia, Dep. of Vito Masaracchia, UFCW Local 1500
    9. Christian Zarcone, Stop & Shop #563
    10. Sarah Ventura, Dep. of Nancy Ventura, BuonaDonna ShopRite #801
    11. Ethan Baboolal, Dep. of Trudy Baboolal, Stop & Shop #541
    12. Angelo Mirto, Dep. of Nicola Mirto, ShopRite #112
    13. Michael Spoljaric, Dep. of Mozhgan Spoljaric, Village ShopRite #183

College Recipients

$2,000 Winners

  1. .       Deshanna Isaacs, Stop & Shop #563

    1. Sukhsimran Kaur, ShopRite #276
    2. Jennifer Smith, Stop & Shop #563
    3. Neyser Banegas, ShopRite #279
    4. Scarlett Paige, King Kullen #57
    5. Jean-Tai Elliott, Stop & Shop #2586
    6. Darlene Acosta, Stop & Shop #504
    7. Darsys Rodriguez, Stop & Shop #532

Trade School Recipients

$2,000 Winners

1.          Ramon Cedeno, Gemstone #1046