Scolarships are available annually from the National Office of the UPMA as well as our Ohio Chapter- More information below:

Scholarships are awarded annually at our State Convention to outstanding graduating high school students who are a son, daughter, or grandchild of an active or retired member of the Ohio Chapter of the UPMA, and will be entering their first year at a college, university, technical or vocational school, enrolled full time, during the academic year.

   Each year the scholarship committee determines the total amount of the scholarships to be awarded,reviews the applications and selects the recipients of the scholarships. The Ohio Chapter is proud to play a part in furthering the education of these young students.

    The Ohio Chapter, UPMA will be awarding two (2) $1000 scholarships. The Ohio Chapter retirees will be awarding an additional $1000 scholarship for a total of three (3) $1000 scholarships from the Ohio Chapter membership.

     Please open the following link for the 2023 application for the scholarships.

DON’T FORGET THE NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP: Stephen Auffarber   2/11/24

2024 UPMA SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION: from Stephen Auffarber, Chairperson

The 2024 UPMA Scholarship Application has been posted on the UPMA Website: www.unitedpma.org, Click on Retiree tab. The scholarship is available to all qualifying students. The winners will be announced at the annual national convention of The United Postmasters and Managers of America. The applicants who are not chosen to receive a scholarship will not be notified. If the recipient leaves school for any reason except for sickness or death the money must be returned to the UPMA Retired organization. To qualify:

-The applicant must be the child, stepchild, grandchild or great-grandchild of a member of the UNITED POSTMASTERS AND MANAGERS OF AMERICA.

-Applicant must be a high school graduate and accepted as a first, second, third or fourth seat student for admission to an accredited college, university or trade school.

-The applicant must have a 2.5 Grade Point Average (GPA) overall including a 2.5 average for the last full year of high school, and must provide a transcript of their grades covering the most recent year of school.  Here is the UPMA Scholarship Form. Any questions contact Steve at: saauff23@yahoo.com

Here is the link: https://www.unitedpma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024-UPMA-Scholarship-Application.doc-12.10.23.pdf. Or here is the Scholarship Application Form.

Please send donations to the Scholarship Foundation to: UPMA Retired National Treasurer

Louise S. Nix, 88 Rodney Nix Rd, Cleveland GA 30528, 706-878-6173, louisenix@yahoo.com