2012 DCU Memorial Scholarship for High School Seniors
With the cost of college education rising, students and
parents can use all the help they can get when paying for tuition. DCU's
Annual Memorial Scholarship Program can help. We recognize the lifetime
value of a college education. The program is designed to assist
outstanding students with the cost of their college education.
Each spring, since our program began in 1996, we award
scholarships to students who are graduating high school seniors judged
most likely to excel at a college or university. There are a total of
twenty scholarships: Five $2,500 Scholarships and Fifteen $1,000 Scholarships.
An impartial panel of three college-level instructors
and/or admissions officers judge the students' applications, and
select the winners. Judges' decisions are final and are based on the
following criteria:
- Academic merit
- References from two junior or senior class teachers
- An essay judged on the quality of writing and the reasoning used
- Awards and recognition
- Extracurricular and community service activities
To qualify, students must be a graduating high school senior, plan to attend a state-accredited or nationally accredited two or four-year college or university, and must have their own DCU membership and be a member in good standing.*
Applying is easy! Applications are available beginning in January and are due back to DCU no later than March 23, 2012. Scholarships are awarded each year by the end of May.
You can download an application in .pdf format or, you can visit any branch from January 1 through February 29, 2012 to pick up an application.
- January 2012 – Applications available.
- March 23, 2012 – Applications due to DCU for judging. Entries must be postmarked before this date.
- April – Judging will take place.
- End of May – Judging concludes and scholarships are awarded. Those selected will be contacted by phone and names of those selected will be posted on this page.
The Memorial Scholarship Program is in memory of the
following members of the DCU family:
Connie Callahan, Sharon Galligan, Alvin R. Hemenway, Brandon Kilgore, Marianne Lloyd-Reidy, Michele R. Marra-Parella Doe, and Robin Harbron Thomas.
Connie Callahan, Sharon Galligan, Alvin R. Hemenway, Brandon Kilgore, Marianne Lloyd-Reidy, Michele R. Marra-Parella Doe, and Robin Harbron Thomas.
* DCU employees, volunteers, and their immediate family
members are ineligible.
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