Foundation Announces 2010

$11,000 College Scholarship

Awards Program

Are you or a family member headed off to college in 2010? Well the Credit Union Foundation of MD & DC is pleased to announce a college scholarship opportunity that may make it easier for you to meet your tuition costs. The $11,000 Credit Union College Scholarship Program for 2010 is underway now! Our college-bound members are eligible to apply for one of ten $1,000 essay-based scholarships and one $1,000 video-based scholarship.

Deadline for applications is March 31, 2010. Awards will be made in May 2010.

This year’s essay topic is:
How can your credit union membership help you avoid financial pitfalls?

The 2010 video challenge is:
Create a 60-second advertisement promoting credit union membership.

Any member of a Maryland or D.C.-based credit union who is entering their freshmen through senior year of college may apply. “We’re pleased to offer this opportunity for our young members,” noted Foundation Chair, Rob Windsor. “The awardees receive needed financial assistance to help them meet their tuition expenses and the essay and video topics provoke innovative and useful responses to help us better serve our college-aged members. And the applicants learn a little more about our credit union.”

Download the essay and/or video application forms by clicking the links below:

      Essay Application          Video Application

Credit Unions: Make sure your members know about this scholarship opportunity with the Foundation's Scholarship Marketing Package.  Click below to download all you need to get the word out!

Foundation Announces 2009 Winners Of

$11,000 College Scholarship Awards Program

The Credit Union Foundation of Maryland and the District of Columbia is pleased to announce the winners of their $11,000 College Scholarship Awards for 2009.  The ten $1,000 essay-based scholarships and one $1,000 video-based scholarship will be awarded to the winning applicants. 

This year’s essay topic resulted in some creative thinking among the more than 200+ entrants:

"Credit Union Gen Y"
Create a credit union that is strictly run by people under the age of 30, from the Board of Directors to the president to the tellers. In 750 words or less, explain what your credit union looks like, where it’s located, what products and services you focus on, and the unique aspects that make your credit union stand out.

To view the 2009 winning essays, click here

New for 2009 was a video category.  Applicants were asked to submit entries based on the topic, "How are credit unions and banks different?"

Eight young producers submitted entries and the winner, crafted by Brendan Shelton was,

"Credit Union Man!"

Click Here To View The Windows Media Viewer Version of "Credit Union Man!"

Click Here To View The QuickTime Version of "Credit Union Man!"

2009 Scholarship Recipients