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2025 Eagle College Scholarship

2025 Scholarship extended until April 30^{th -} Apply now! Apply Today!

^$16,000 Awarded; Four(4) WINNERS of ^$4,000 each!

ECCU Scholarship Winners

Investing in Our Community’s Future

At Eagle Community Credit Union, we believe in empowering individuals to achieve their educational goals, no matter their age or stage in life. Each year, we proudly award four ^$4,000 scholarships to deserving students in our community. These scholarships are open to a wide range of applicants, including trade school students, because we recognize the value of all forms of education in building a brighter future. By supporting education at every level, we aim to inspire growth and success across our community.

Inclusive Opportunities for All Members

Our scholarship program stands out because it has no age limit, making it accessible to lifelong learners and students of all ages. Whether you’re starting your academic journey or pursuing a new career path later in life, we encourage you to apply. To qualify, applicants must be a primary account holder at Eagle Community Credit Union. This program reflects our commitment to helping our members achieve their dreams while strengthening the foundation of our community through education.

2023 Scholarship Award Winner

ECCU Schoalrship Winner "Hoping you all are doing well as we wrap up the year 2024!

I wanted to share some exciting news with you. This past November, I officially graduated with my master’s degree — a milestone I’m incredibly proud to have reached as the first in my family to pursue higher education and obtain a graduate degree.

This achievement would not have been possible without the support and generosity of scholarship opportunities like those offered by Eagle Community Credit Union. Eagle's belief in my abilities played a role in this accomplishment, and I’m beyond grateful to be part of a community that uplifts and empowers its members.

I thought you’d appreciate hearing how your investment in students like me is making a powerful impact. Thank you again for being part of my journey and for allowing me to share my story as part of the 2023 scholarship award." ~Amanda M.

Welcome to Eagle's Annual College Scholarship!

Four deserving Eagle members will each win a $4,000 this year.

Eligibility:

Applicant must be currently enrolled or plan to enroll in a 2-or 4-year technical or accredited college (undergraduate or graduate) in Fall 2025. Applicant must be at minimum a senior in high school or older (no maximum age).
Applicant must have their own membership with Eagle Community Credit Union. If you are not yet a member, you can complete our online membership application, or visit one of our five branches. Applying is simple and your required one-time $5 deposit will be reimbursed when you use code Scholar2025 to sign up. {Reimbursement processing can take several business days.)
The membership must be in good standing i.e. not eligible if only joint on parents account, or if your own account is dormant or is negative, in collections, etc.
Eagle CCU employees, volunteers and their family members are not eligible.

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How to apply

STEP 1

Make sure you have a (digital) copy of the transcripts from your last year of high school or your previous year in college (unofficial accepted).

STEP 2

Write a 500 word essay on one of the following topics of your choice:

A) How important is financial education? How would you get the most use out of free resources like Eagle's Banzai Financial Education Portal?

B) How does a Credit Union differ from a bank? Has a Credit Union helped you or your family out of a difficult situation before? What was your experience?

C) How would you use social media to get your generation excited about managing their finances?

STEP 3

Post to either Facebook, Instagram or X (formerly Twitter) - mentioning the scholarship - and tag us with both @EagleCommCU and #EagleCUScholarship ! This must be a post/reel to your profile (not a story) and stay up until the winner has been picked and published.

STEP 4

Fill out the application form below.

STEP 5

Go to our free Financial Education website Banzai and create a profile for yourself using your email address. Make sure to use this link for our scholarship applicants. Take the "Cost of College" course – and you are done with your application! (We will only see that you finished the modules on our end, we will NOT see the information you entered into the modules. These are tools meant to help YOU and will not influence the outcome of the scholarship selection.)

Make sure to complete all steps in order to be considered for the scholarship. If you have any questions, feel free to email marketing@eaglecu.org.

Apply now by filling out this form:

* Required Fields

Where did you hear about this scholarship?

Personal Information

Do you have your own primary membership with Eagle?

Yes. Please proceed with application

No. See below

If you are not yet an Eagle member, or are not the primary member (i.e. the main member and not a joint on a parents account), please complete our membership application to join or visit one of our five branches.

Applying is simple and your required $5 one-time desposit is waived as a scholarship applicant. (Code: Scholar2025)

Once completed and your membership is opened, you will be eligible to apply for the scholarship.

First Name:

Middle Initial:

Last Name:

Street Address:

Street Address 2:

City:

State:

ZIP:

Phone Number:

Email Address:

Most Recent Education

High School or most recent school name:

Street Address:

Street Address 2:

City:

State:

ZIP:

Phone Number:

College Education

What college do you attend or plan to attend?

Phone Number:

Enrollment Status:

Full-time

Part-time

Intended Major:

Employed while attending college?

Yes

If employed, hours per week:

Attach the following documents:

*Most current transcripts (unofficial accepted) (required)
*Essay (see above) (required)
List and include all your community and school activities in which you have participated, and a description of the type of work you did, and the role you served in each (i.e., service organizations, volunteer work, school activities, clubs, teams, etc.). (optional)

If documents cannot be scanned and uploaded, please ensure your name is clear on the documents and mail hard copies to:

Eagle Community Credit Union
P.O. Box 5196
Lake Forest, CA 92609-8696
Attn: Scholarship Committee

Please combine all documents into one single PDF file and upload this file here::

What is your Social Media Username? (FB, IG, or TW):

By clicking the Submit button below you certify that to the best of your knowledge the information submitted in this application is true and correct. If selected as an Eagle CU scholarship recipient, you agree to allow Eagle CU to publish your name and photograph in Credit Union materials.

!!! PLEASE MAKE SURE TO FILL THE FORM OUT COMPLETELY. AFTER SUBMISSION, YOU WILL SEE A CONFIRMATION SCREEN AND RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION EMAIL. IF YOU DO NOT SEE EITHER, IT MEANS YOU DID NOT FILL THE FORM OUT CORRECTLY/COMPLETELY AND WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE FORM TO FILL IN THE MISSING INFO. !!!

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Applications are now accepted through April 30^th, 2025

Best of Luck!

Eagle CU employees, volunteers and family members not eligible.