DCU For Kids Annual Memorial Scholarship Program
DCU recognizes the lifetime value of a college education. The Annual Memorial Scholarship Program is designed to assist students with the cost of this education. For over 20 years, DCU, through our Foundation, DCU for Kids, has provided this program in recognition of students' hard work and their interest in pursuing higher education. Beginning in December of 2024, students in their senior year of high school who would be attending a state or nationally accredited college or university in the fall of 2025 were able to apply for the Annual Memorial Scholarship*.
Scholarships were awarded on academic merit, teachers' references, an original essay, awards and recognition, and extracurricular and community service activities. An impartial panel of business professionals and collegiate educators judged the participants' entries. In 2025, DCU awarded $150,000 in scholarships and all funds were distributed through the DCU for Kids Foundation. The names of winners from the 2025 award year are listed below.
The Annual Memorial Scholarship Program will begin to accept applications starting in December of 2025 for the 2026 application process. Please visit this page in late November of 2025 for Official Rules and FAQ’s.
*All DCU employees, volunteers, subsidiaries, affiliates, and their immediate family members are ineligible to apply.
2025 - $2,500 Scholarship Winners:
- Aarav Ahuja - Cedar Park, TX
- Adedamola Atobatele - Sugar Land, TX
- Agneya Tharun - Clarksburg, MD
- Alan Chen - Austin, TX
- Alissa Que Lai - El Monte, CA
- Alyssa Mammen - Arlington Heights, IL
- Arav Patel - Murphy, TX
- Carolina Jones - Kinston, NC
- Carolyn He - Randolph, NJ
- Chinmay Khare - Toledo, OH
- Elaine Tang - Gilbert, AZ
- Esha Bennet - Hopkinton, MA
- Jasper Ellis Troutman - Fall River, MA
- Josephine Richards - Frederic, WI
- Katherine Robinson - Princeton, MA
- Katherine Verrando - Philadelphia, PA
- Krish Khosla - Irving, TX
- Lanee Isabelle Imperato - Spanish Fort, AL
- Lucas Gerard Valera - Metuchen, NJ
- Varenya Saireddy Katta - Concord, NC
2025 - $2,000 Scholarship Winners:
- Abhiram Kilaru - Phoenix, AZ
- Adhik Durga - Wesley Chapel, FL
- Aishwaryalakshmi Saravanan - Sharon, MA
- Alexander Stephan - Hopkinton, MA
- Camila Ayala Rosales - Hampton, GA
- Catherine Xinyi Zhao - Boca Raton, FL
- Dean Wang - Rochester, MN
- Eugenie Kim - Olathe, KS
- Harshmit Verman - Avon, CT
- Inesh Rai - Warwick, RI
- Luke Thankachan Cyrus - San Antonio, TX
- Max Feinberg - Deerfield, IL
- Mohin Patel - San Antonio, TX
- Natalie Olivia Clark - Cleveland, TN
- Pramya Surapaneni - Marlboro, NJ
- Rashmika Vidhya Subramanian - Mooresville, NC
- Rohan Patel - Lutz, FL
- Sakethram Ramakrishnan - Suwanee, GA
- Shaurya Patni - Hopkinton, MA
- Taksh Bhatia - Chandler, AZ
2025 - $1,500 Scholarship Winners:
- Ainsley Reese Gennaro - Wesson, MS
- Ajibola Ajani - Bowie, MD
- Alexandra True - East Freetown, MA
- Ananya Ramesh - Plano, TX
- Anushka Liz Mathew - Collierville, TN
- Anwen Williams - Lawrence, KS
- Aubree Giselle Marquez - Lubbock, TX
- Aubrey Allen - Lithonia, GA
- Ayla Elizabeth Zook - King George, VA
- Beverly Ferris Holton - Columbia, SC
- Camryn Howard - Washington DC
- Chanda Kumar - Thornton, CO
- Chloe Retuya - Cheshire, CT
- Claire Layne Ellis - Edmond, OK
- Clare Rose Whitaker - Austin, TX
- Dexter Delaney - Winthrop, WA
- Dorcas Fabunmi - Benton, AR
- Evangeline Meiling Ko - Highland Heights, OH
- Gabrielle Wongbe - Rockville Centre, NY
- Ivanna Fernanda Ruiz - Chula Vista, CA
- Joyce Qian Hu - Morgantown, WV
- Kailey Calvo - Saint Petersburg, FL
- Katlyn Renee Hoffman - Chesapeake, VA
- Lilly Sak - Magnolia, TX
- Lily Camille Jones - Bullard, TX
- Lincoln Huckaby - Cascade, ID
- Liz Mar Ruisanchez Melendez - Virginia Beach, VA
- Makenzi Rihanna Henderson - Missouri City, TX
- Mikayla Traill - St. Albans, NY
- Miranda Whiting - Bells, TX
- Nathaniel Kim - Ballwin, MO
- Peter Olhava - Newton, MA
- Reagan Marie Veale - San Clemente, CA
- Rebecca Skylar Levine - Boca Raton, FL
- Robert Graydon Flinn - Concord, MA
- Rylee Michelle Smith - Plainfield, IN
- Sadhil Mehta - Troy, OH
- Sujay Chava - Ellington, CT
- Temiladeoluwa Deborah Adeniran - Seymour, CT
- Vaishnavi Aedavalli - Rancho Cucamonga, CA
* All DCU employees, volunteers, subsidiaries, affiliates, and their immediate family members were ineligible.