2025 Scholarship Applications are closed! 

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

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.

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.

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.

Applications are accepted through April 30^th, 2025

Best of Luck!

Eagle CU employees, volunteers and family members not eligible.