Labor Relations Scholarships
Be the Go-To for Labor and Management Relations
Labor Relations majors will discover that there are any number of directions in which they may finally take their studies. Many professionals specialize either in the corporate/private or public sector, both of which determine quite distinct avenues of study. The LR major may be required to study economics, management, public relations as well as psychology and human resources, even litigation.
Career Requirements
Students seeking jobs in labor relations will find positions with a Bachelors degree, but if you are looking for upper level or management, you will want to make sure your resume either reflects previous experience or a graduate degree. Labor Relations professionals typically work as the mediator between the employee work force and upper management. These groups have distinctly different goals and needs and it is the goal of the Labor Relations specialist to translate those needs and elicit equitable agreements between the two camps.
Scholarships
The Economics Department at the University of North Texas offers graduate level students a chance for the Sam Barton Labor and Industrial Relations Scholarship. Students must possess outstanding GPA and have a stellar record within their economics program to qualify.
The Tennessee Labor Management Conference Scholarship Fund provides members including students and professionals in the field funding to attend the Tennessee Labor Management Conference. The scholarship is sponsored by Middle Tennessee State University.
Arizona State University W.P. Carey Business School Department of Management offers a wide range of business management scholarships, including the Sam Franklin Memorial Labor Relations Scholarship.
Graduate minority students may qualify for the Industrial Relations Council on Graduate Opportunities, Advanced Level Studies (GOALS Minority Fellowship for Graduate School). Recipients may receive awards up to cost of tuition at participating schools. May include expenses stipend.
The David Willard Memorial Scholarship is awarded to students at Indiana University in Pennsylvania. Recipients must be studying within the Department of Industrial and Labor Relations.
The National Public Employer Labor Relations Association is the national organization of labor relations professionals. The organization sponsors the competitive Anthony Russo Scholarships. Graduate students specializing in Labor Relations in the public sector may be eligible for awards up to $3,000.
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund, in combination with Pfizer, makes a Labor Relations Scholarship of $10,000 each, available to a Latino/Hispanic graduate student attending the following institutions:
- Cornell University's School of Labor and Industrial Relations
- University of Illinois- Champaign-Urbana Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations.
