SAG-AFTRA Foundation John L. Dales Transitional Scholarship Fund

The John L. Dales Transitional Scholarship is awarded to eligible SAG-AFTRA members to pursue related professions within the entertainment industry or change their career paths through study at accredited and licensed universities, colleges, junior colleges, adult specialty schools and trade/vocational schools. Applicant must have been a member of SAG-AFTRA for ten (10) years and have a lifetime earnings of $225,000 within SAG-AFTRA jurisdiction or ten (10) pension credits. Applicant must be paid current with their SAG-AFTRA dues to April 30, 2021. Applicants on Honorable Withdrawal are eligible to apply, providing they meet the basic eligibility requirements: ten (10) years membership; $225,000 lifetime earnings OR ten (10) pension credits. Terminated, Suspended Payment of Fee-Paying-Non-Member are not eligible to apply. An applicant may reapply and receive up to two (2) John L. Dales Transitional Scholarships in a lifetime if they meet the criteria.