The Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) Welfare Fund Scholarship Program awards scholarships to eligible members’ children who are attending accredited undergraduate colleges. Students are awarded $1,500 per academic year. LPN Scholarship awards may be used to pay for things like books, personal expenses, transportation and tuition, as well as to reduce student loan balances. Students can also receive an additional $1,500 when enrolled in a healthcare-related major.

The Official Application and College Release Form can be requested by calling the Scholarship Office at (646) 473-8999 or emailing us at 1199JTSP@1199Funds.org.

LPN Welfare Fund Next Generation Healthcare Careers Scholarship Program

The Next Generation Healthcare Careers Scholarship Program awards scholarships to children of eligible members who are working toward a degree in healthcare careers that have a clinical requirement to earn the degree and certification. Students in the clinical phase of a full-time, two- or four-year college-based Healthcare Career Program may be eligible for an annual scholarship of $2,750 for up to two years. Recipients can also apply for up to $500 in reimbursement to help pay for a review class for their licensure exam.

Eligibility Requirements

Tax Statement

The LPN Scholarship Program is part of the larger Joseph Tauber Scholarship Program (JTSP). According to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rules and regulations, the Fund considers the LPN benefit to be “taxable wages.” If a member’s child is awarded a scholarship, the value of the scholarship must be included on the member’s tax return when filing taxes the following year.

Contact Us

Email us at 1199JTSP@1199Funds.org or call us at (646) 473-8999. Help us reduce delays: Please submit your inquiries via email or voicemail, not both.

These instructions are intended for 1199SEIU members. If you are the student or otherwise not the member, please coordinate with the member so you can access MyAccount.

• Visit https://www.1199seiubenefits.org/ to log in to MyAccount.
• Log in using your username and either your password or a one-time passcode. (You can choose which log in method you prefer.)
• If you need to sign up, click on the “Sign up for MyAccount” button and follow the prompts.
• If you forgot your username, click on “Forgot Username” and follow the prompts.
• If you experience login issues, scroll down the screen and click on “Report an Issue.”
• Once logged in:
• If you have not yet verified your phone number, you can choose to do so via text message or a voice call, or you can choose “Do This Later.”
• If you have not yet given consent to receive 1199SEIU Funds communications electronically, you will be asked to give consent, or you may choose “Skip This for Now.”
• You should see a screen that says “Hi, [member’s name]!” From the top of the page, click on “Child Care” then “2023-2024 Joseph Tauber Scholarship.”

• Read the instructions shown on this page.
• If this is your first time completing an application for a student, click on “Select” next to the student’s name.
• If you’ve previously started a student’s application, click on the “Status” link next to the student’s name; it will say either “Waiting for Signoff” or “Completed.”
• If you have more than one student that needs a JTSP application, then a JTSP application should be started for each student.
• You will be presented with your personal, contact and employer information, and then you’ll be prompted to answer this question: “Would you like to receive text messages?” Select “Yes” or “No,” then click “Next” to proceed.
• If you need to make a change to your contact information, click on “Edit Contact Information.” You’ll be able to update the address, phone number(s) and email address in our records.
• Your employer information and personal information, such as your first and last name, Member ID #, SSN, birthday, gender and marital status, cannot be changed here. If the employer or personal information is incorrect, contact Member Services by calling (646) 473-9200.
• You should now see a version of Form W-4.
• Read the instructions on the page.
• Click on a filing status checkbox under Step 1, section (c). Choose one of the following:
• Single or Married filing separately
• Married filing jointly
• Head of household
• Claim your dependents by completing Step 3.
• Under Step 5, you must click the “Accept” checkbox to electronically sign the W-4 form.
• Click on “Save & Continue.”
• You will be presented with your personal, contact and employer information, and then you’ll be prompted to answer this question: “Would you like to receive text messages?” Select “Yes” or “No,” then click “Next” to proceed.
• If you need to make a change to your contact information, click on “Edit Contact Information.” You’ll be able to update the address, phone number(s) and email address in our records.
• Enter the student’s information: student’s first name, last name, date of birth, preferred phone number, email and last four digits of SSN. You will then be prompted to answer this question: “Would you like to receive text messages?” Select “Yes” or “No.” Next, enter the student’s college/university name, city, state, major and year in college, student’s high school and year of high school graduation. You will then be prompted to answer this question: “Are you entering the clinical phase of your Nursing Program?” Select “Yes” or “No,” then click “Next” to proceed.
• Be sure to read this page. You must confirm the student’s email address.
• The student will be sent a one-time login link to MyAccount so they can electronically signoff on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Waiver.
• Once confirmed, click “Send.”
• You will see a page that tells you an email will be sent to the student. For security purposes, the student will have 24 hours to e-sign the form. If the e-signature is not completed in this timeframe, the link will expire. If this happens, you will need to return to MyAccount and complete this step again to generate a new login link for the student. The student must e-sign the form to complete the JTSP application process. Click “Next.”
• You will be taken back to the first application page, on which you will see the status of the application next to the student’s name. It will say “Waiting for Signoff” until the student has completed the e-signature on the application. From this same page, you can also start a new application for another student, if one is listed.
• Click “Choose File,” select the scanned copy of the signed application and click  “Open”.
• Once the student has completed the e-signature, the status will show as “Completed.” At that point, you can click the “Completed” link to review what you submitted. If you don’t have any changes, click the “Download Application and College Release Form” link (located at the bottom of the page) to save a PDF of the application for your records.

If you, the student, completed and submitted your 2023–2024 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), you should have received an email confirmation within 3 to 5 days with a link directing you to your Student Aid Report (SAR). Open your SAR, save it to your computer and email it as an attachment to 1199JTSP@1199Funds.org within 30 days of the date of the email request from the Funds.

You must complete and submit your FAFSA in order to receive your SAR. Please do not send the FAFSA confirmation page or confirmation email in place of the SAR. Please send all pages of the SAR, which ranges from 5 to 8 pages.

If you, the student, completed and submitted your 2024–2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), you should have received an email indicating your FAFSA Submission Summary (FSS) has been processed. Open your FSS, save it to your computer and email it as an attachment to 1199jtspupdate@1199Funds.org within 30 days of the date of the email request from the Funds.

You must complete and submit your FAFSA to receive your FSS. Please do not send the FAFSA confirmation page or confirmation email in place of the FSS. Please send the 2024-25 FAFSA Submission Summary retrieved through studentaid.gov.

Listed below are application instructions for the Joseph Tauber Scholarship Program (JTSP). Failure to submit all application materials or to meet the required deadlines will disqualify applicants from consideration.

Eligibility Requirements

To be considered for a 2024–2025 Joseph Tauber Scholarship award, you must meet all eligibility requirements.

Member’s Change of Address

Award checks are mailed to the member’s main address on record. If the member’s address on record requires an update, please change it via MyAccount.

Important Information about the Next Academic Year

2025–2026 application instructions will be sent by April 1, 2025, if:

• The student will be under 23 years of age as of September 1, 2025;
• The student meets all eligibility requirements; and
• The member meets all eligibility requirements.

Automatic award renewals are not granted; scholarship recipients must reapply each year for consideration.

Tax Statement

According to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rules and regulations, the Funds consider the Joseph Tauber Scholarship benefit to be “taxable wages.” If a member’s child is awarded a scholarship, the value of the scholarship must be included on the member’s tax return when filing the following year.

Contact Us

For inquiries, email 1199jtsupdate@1199Funds.org or call us at (646) 473-8999. Help us reduce delays by submitting your inquiries via email or voicemail, not both.