Area credit unions have a long history of awarding college scholarships for eligible high school seniors. The Rochester Chapter of the New York Credit Union Association (NYCUA) selected eleven area high school students as recipients of 2023 scholarships from the chapter, including Sydney Heise (Hilton HS) and Giovanni Buonomo (Gates Chili High School).
Applications for scholarships were accepted from mid-November 2022 through the end of February 2023. Applicants were required to be a member in good standing of one of the participating Rochester Chapter credit unions, and be a senior in high school with plans to attend an accredited college or university for the 2023/2024 school year.
Winners were selected by an independent panel of judges based on three criteria: academic performance, community involvement and a written essay.
“We are honored to offer these scholarships to our members,” commented Laura Dewey, President of the Rochester Chapter of the NYCUA. “Over the past 30 years we have come together as a chapter to raise over $210,000.”
Some of the participating Rochester Chapter credit unions are: Advantage Federal Credit Union, Brockport Federal Credit Union, ESL Federal Credit Union, Evergreen Federal Credit Union, Family First Federal Credit Union, Focus First Federal Credit Union, Gates Chili Federal Credit Union, Greece Federal Credit Union, Reliant Community Credit Union, St. Pius Federal Credit Union, Spencerport Federal Credit Union, The Summit Federal Credit Union, and Westside Community Federal Credit Union.
The scholarship is funded by the annual Rochester Credit Union Golf Tournament which takes place in June each year at Shadow Lake Golf Club in Penfield.
Applications for the 2024 scholarship will be accepted from mid-November 2023. Interested applicants should visit the website of their participating credit union for further information.
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