Scholarships

Each year, Western Vista Credit Union offers two $1000 scholarships to members in our community who are seeking to further their education.

Applicants to the Western Vista Scholarship Program must be:

• Current members of Western Vista Credit Union in good standing. Membership must be established at least 30 days before application submission. Applicants must be the primary account holder of their account to be eligible.
• High school seniors or current undergraduates who plan to enroll in a full-time course of study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school for the entire academic year.
• Have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent)

Requirements

• Deadline: April 3, 2025. Submit all materials by the deadline. Late entries will not be considered.
• Complete application in its entirety. Incomplete applications will not be evaluated.
• Submit most recent academic transcript, whether it be from a high school, college, university or trade school. Current college freshmen should submit college and high school transcripts.
• Copy of ACT and/or SAT scores if applicable.
• Essay addressing the 2025 topic: Part of Western Vista’s vision statement is “enrich the communities we serve.” What do you do to enrich your community? Why is volunteerism important?
• A high resolution digital image; file size should be at least 1 MB. Image may be used in publicity materials for selected winners. Please email photo with application materials.

All scholarship entries are confidential and will only be viewed by the Western Vista Scholarship Committee. Once you have received a scholarship, you are no longer eligible in future years.

Scholarship Application

Name(Required)

First Last

Western Vista account #(Required)

The applicant MUST have his/her own account.

Birthday(Required)

MM slash DD slash YYYY

Address(Required)

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Cell Phone(Required)

Email(Required)

HS grad year(Required)

High school from which you graduated or will graduate from:(Required)

Name of a parent/guardian(Required)

First Last

Phone of a parent/guardian(Required)

If you have completed a year or more of college, please indicate your collegiate status (freshman, sophomore, grad student, etc.)

Name & address of school you plan to attend in the fall:(Required)

Unweighted GPA(Required)

Please enter a number from 0.00 to 4.00.

Weighted GPA(Required)

Please enter a number from 0.00 to 5.00.

# in graduating class(Required)

Class rank(Required)

Please enter a number from 0 to 1000.

ACT English

ACT Math

ACT Reading

ACT Science

ACT Comprehensive

SAT Verbal

SAT Math

Extracurricular activities(Required)

Please list sports, clubs and extracurricular activities. Be sure to include years of participation. You may attach a resume to address this section.

Honors and achievements(Required)

You may attach a resume to address this section.

Work experience(Required)

(ex: food server, babysitting, lawn mowing, and office work) Indicate dates of employment for each job and approximate number of hours worked each week. You may attach a resume to address this section.

Other anticipated scholarships

Required documents (transcripts, ACT/SAT scores, essay and high resolution photo)(Required)

Drop files here or Select files

Accepted file types: jpg, png, pdf, doc, gif, Max. file size: 50 MB, Max. files: 5.

You may submit multiple files or you can combine everything to reduce the number of attachments. The essay should be 600-750 words, typed with a font size no smaller than 12 point and double spaced on 8.5 x 11 paper. Include your name on the top right hand corner of the essay. STUDENT ESSAY TOPIC: Part of Western Vista's vision statement is "enrich the communities we serve." What do you do to enrich your community? Why is volunteerism important?

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