Member Benefits

KOSE is committed to helping our members achieve their goals, as such we are excited to be able to extend this amazing opportunity for our parent union, AFSCME, to our members.

It's AFSCME's mission to give you every advantage to get ahead. That's why they've partnered with Eastern Gateway Community College.

Through the AFSCME Free College benefit, you and your family members can earn an associate degree, completely online – for FREE.

Download this flyer for more information.

Learn more at freecollege.afscme.org

Being an KOSE member doesn’t only get you an advantage at the bargaining table – it also gets you access to discounts and benefits from our parent union, AFT, that can help make life a little easier.

Check them out now: https://www.aft.org/member-benefits

As a member of the Kansas Organization of Employees (KOSE), you have access to this great scholarship from AFSCME, one of our parent unions!  This is a great opportunity for all our members who are looking for help sending their kids to college.  KOSE is AFSCME Local #300.

2018 Winner

Congratulations to Yelena Tsodikovich of District Council 37, Local 371 who is the winner of the 2018 Gerald W. McEntee scholarship.

Scholarship Information

In honor of former AFSCME Pres. Jerry McEntee this one-time $5,000 scholarship is awarded annually to an AFSCME member for use towards higher education.

Apply

As a member of the Kansas Organization of Employees (KOSE), you have access to this great scholarship from AFSCME, one of our parent unions!  This is a great opportunity for all our members who are looking for help sending their kids to college.  KOSE is AFSCME Local #300.

Awarded annually to AFSCME members and their families

The Union Plus Scholarship program, sponsored by the Union Plus Education Foundation, helps union members and their families defray the cost of higher education. Since 1992, the program has awarded over $3 million to deserving students.

How to Apply

Visit the Union Plus site

As a member of the Kansas Organization of Employees (KOSE), you have access to this great scholarship from AFSCME, one of our parent unions!  This is a great opportunity for all our members who are looking for help sending their kids to college.  KOSE is AFSCME Local #300.

Knowledge Is Power

Looking for financial support for college?  Each year the AFSCME Family Scholarship Program provides ten $2,000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors that will be renewed for $2,000 each year for a maximum of four years, provided the student remains enrolled in a full-time course of study. The

Being an KOSE member doesn’t only get you an advantage at the bargaining table – it also gets you access to discounts and benefits from our parent union, AFSCME, that can help make life a little easier.

Visit Now:  http://www.afscme.org/members/advantage