The second application period for the 2025 Professional Development Scholarship is now open! This application period will remain open from June 2 – July 3, 2025. This application period is to pay for training courses or programs that BEGIN in 2025, OR, for those in a self-paced online degree program, are both taking courses and have tuition and fees to pay during that period.

To apply, visit the scholarship website and click the “APPLY HERE” button. Please familiarize yourself with the eligibility and application requirements before submitting. Previous applicants, please be aware that the application has migrated from NEOGOV to Microsoft Forms, and that some important sections have changed.

Awardees for this period will be notified via email between Aug. 1-8, 2025. Awardees of a scholarship in 2024 are eligible to apply for the 2025 scholarship.

The scholarship is part of the County’s commitment to Investing in YOU and is designed to assist employees represented by a union in the Coalition of Unions with their professional development by providing up to $3,000 in financial assistance towards obtaining training, certificates, degrees, licenses, and certifications.

For more information go to the Professional Development Scholarship website or email ScholarshipFund@kingcounty.gov.