SECU Foundation commits
to $46 million in scholarships
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The State Employees' Credit
Union (SECU) Foundation has com
mitted to awarding scholarships to
high school and community college
students.
The "People Helping People"
scholarship program was established
in 2004. SECU members made a sub
stantial commitment to North
Carolina students - allocating $4 mil
lion to help them further their educa
tion.
For more than a decade, SECU
members have held steadfast to the
commitment through annual renewals
of the scholarship program. To date,
SECU Foundation has awarded
scholarships to approximately 4,7t)0
North Carolinians, and with the 2015
program renewal, the monetary com
mitment will reach $46 million.
The high school funding provides
a $10,000 four-year college scholar
ship to a graduating senior from each
of North Carolina's traditional public
high schools and three charter high
schools. Each
scholarship is
awarded for study
at one of the 17
constituent cam
puses in the
University of
North Carolina
System.
Community
college funding
provides two
$5,000 scholar
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the State's 58 community colleges.
Scholarship recipients are select
ed by each school's scholarship selec
tion committee. Students are chosen
based on the Credit Union's philoso
phy of "People Helping People," rec
ognizing community involvement,
leadership skills, excellence of char
acter and integrity. High schools, col
leges and universities statewide con
tinue to regard SECU Foundation's
scholarship program as a valued
financial resource for students.
Pamlico County High School
- graduate Megan Ehmke of
Grantsboro, N.C., was the recipient
of a $10,000 scholarship in 2014.
"I'm honored to have received
the 'People Helping People' schol
Iarship - your gift has inspired and
motivated me to excel and pursue
my dream of furthering my educa
tion at North Carolina State
University. I am extremely grateful
for the scholarship and SECU
Foundation's commitment to edu
cation."
SECU is a a not-for-profit finan
cial cooperative owned by its mem
bers. It has been providing employees
of the State of North Carolina and
their families with consumer financial
services for 77 years.
The SECU Foundation, a 501c (3)
charitable organization funded solely
by the contributions of SECU mem
bers, promotes local community
development in North Carolina. For
more information, go to the SECU
website, www.ncsecu.org.
Ehmke
Center offers scholarships
SPECIAL TO THE
CHRONICLE
In keeping with its
mission to help individuals
achieve financial wellness
throughout all stages of
life. The Center for Smart
Financial Choices
(CFSFC) has announced
its second scholarship
opportunities for current
or rising youth and adult
college students. The
scholarships include a
financial education com
ponent.
A total of $6,000 is
available through the
Johnston Financial
Education Scholarship
program for the 2015
2016 school years.
The scholarships
offered include:
? $2,000 for any youth
(17-21) planning on or
attending college
? $2,000 scholarship
for any adult (22-75) pur
suing a technical or voca
tional education, an asso
ciate's degree, or a first
bachelor's degree
? $2,000 scholarship
for any Hispanic/Latino
youth (17-21) planning on
attending college.
To be eligible for con
sideration of any of these
scholarship opportunities,
applicants are required to
become a member of the
Center for Smart Financial
Choices and be enrolled or
accepted as a full-time stu
dent in an accredited col
lege or university.
Applicants are also
required to attend two
financial education classes
before April 17.
"Everyone who applies
and goes through the pro
gram comes out with the
knowledge of how to make
good financial choices as*
they enter college or com
plete their degrees," said
Betty Ann Falkner, direc
tor of Center for Smart
Financial Choices. "We
want them to start out on
the right foot, get out and
stay out of debt before and
after college and always
know that the Center is
here as a resource all
along the way."
Scholarship applicants
will be evaluated by the
Center's selection com
mittee based on demon
strated academic ability
with a minimum
unweighted GPA of 3.0
and demonstrated writing
ability.
Youth applicants must
submit a 500 word essay
titled, "How I plan to go to
college without creating
unnecessary debt" and
adult essays should focus
on "What going to college
will mean for my future."
The deadline for the
scholarship application,
along with membership
fee of $15 to the Center, is
Wednesday, Feb. 25,2015.
Supplemental information
(essay, transcripts, accept
ance letter) is due by April
17,2015.
For more information
about the scholarship, log
onto the Center's website
at www.cfsfc.org/scholar
ship-opport unity-avail
able/ and for the complete
application, students may
go www.cfsfc.org/wp-con
tent/uploads/2015/01/App
lication-for-Scholarship
Opportunity-2015 .pdf
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