Russo Scholarship Award

Thank you for your interest in the NPELRA Foundation Scholarship Program. The Foundation offers two (2) types of scholarships, Graduate Student Scholarship, and Foundation Event Scholarship.

Graduate Student Scholarships

Applications received will be held until then for review and decision

Who may apply for a Foundation Graduate Student Scholarship? Any U.S. citizen who is a graduate student currently enrolled and seeking a graduate degree in human resources, labor and industrial relations, public administration, or political science with a strong and documented interest in the public sector is encouraged to apply. Students currently working in government agencies will receive preference as well as National PELRA members.

Anthony Tony Russo was a pioneer and giant in the field of public sector collective bargaining, and in the creation and growth of National PELRA.

What is the amount of a scholarship? $3,000

Selected recipients of the Russo Scholarship Award should be prepared to briefly share with the membership at the National PELRA Annual Training Conference how the scholarship impacted their educational and professional pursuits.