Member Education Award
SchoolsFirst FCU has created the Member Education Award (MEA) scholarship program to help hard-working students finance their higher education. MEA scholarships for $500 can be used to purchase books, pay for tuition, or cover other educational expenses.
To be eligible for the MEA scholarship, the applicant must:
- Be a SchoolsFirst FCU Member with their own Member number
- Be a graduating high school senior, or a freshman or sophomore at an accredited college
- Have an unweighted grade point average of 2.5 or above
- Register at an accredited college/university for the fall term of the following school year
Eligible applications will be evaluated, and specific award amounts will be determined based on the following criteria:
- Grade point average
- Difficulty of courses completed
- Letters of recommendation
- Community involvement
- School involvement
- Leadership positions
The deadline for the 2009 MEA Scholarships has passed. Please check back for information regarding the 2010 MEA scholarships after Dec. 1 2009.
If you have applied for the 2009 MEA Scholarship, you will be notified by mail before the end of May.
