ECCU TO AWARD $24,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
Kalamazoo, MI - Scholarships, no matter the amount, make such a huge and positive impact in students’ lives.
For some, scholarships can make or break a student’s ability to attend college.
Not everyone qualifies for student loans, grants, or academically-superior awards, and it’s often the local scholarships that help bridge the gap and make college a reality.
ECCU’s commitment to education has resulted in awarding $364,000 to graduating high school seniors since its Scholarship Program’s inception in 1999. We are now accepting applications for our 2016 Scholarship Program which will award $24,000 to eighteen area college-bound students.
“While ECCU scholarships are based partly on academic achievement, they’re not just awarded to 4.0 students,” explains Tina Mason, ECCU Marketing Director. “We take a look at the student’s bigger academic picture, such as the kind of courses they took – were they challenging? - and how well they seemed to balance school priorities with part-time work or volunteering.”
A minimum 3.0 GPA is required to be eligible for an ECCU scholarship. For complete qualifications, and to download a scholarship application, visit the
Scholarship Program page at eccu1.org. Applications must be received or postmarked by Friday, April 1, 2016.
Established in 1935, ECCU has grown from serving only Kalamazoo school employees, to serving the greater educational community, to providing a full range of financial products and services to anyone who lives, works, worship or attends school in any of our 21 Michigan counties. The credit union exceeds $409 million in assets and serves more than 37,000 members. Visit
eccu1.org to learn for yourself why ECCU just feels right, and our members feel right at home.
