2023 Credit Union Foundation Scholarships

If you’re a student attending college or trade school this fall, apply for a CU Foundation of MD|DC Scholarship. Members of Five Star FCU and other Maryland and DC crdit unions are eligible to apply for a $1,000 essay-based scholarship, a $1,000 video-based scholarship, or a $1,000 photo-based scholarship—or apply in all three categories! The deadline for applications is April 15, 2023; CU Foundation Scholarship awards will be announced in June 2023.

Apply for a CU Foundation Scholarship

2023 Five Star FCU Scholarship

Five Star of Maryland FCU will award one $1,000 Scholarship to a member* who first submits a written essay for the CU Foundation of MD|DC Scholarship. There’s no separate application; CU Foundation essays submitted by Five Star FCU members will be reviewed by our Scholarship Committee for separate judging after April 15. Five Star FCU will announce our 2023 Scholarship award recipient in June.

Submit an essay for the CU Foundation Scholarship

*Five Star of Maryland FCU members attending trade school or freshman through senior year of college full-time in Fall 2023; must have Five Star FCU membership in their own name. Family and household members of Five Star FCU employees and volunteers are not eligible for the Five Star FCU Scholarship but may still apply for CU Foundation Scholarships.