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NuVista Federal Credit Union Scholarship

For the 2024/2025 school year, NuVista Federal Credit Union is offering three (3) scholarships of $1,200 each for students who are pursuing post-secondary education in a college, university, or technical school located in the United States.

Application deadline is March 31, 2025. Applicants will be chosen on or before May 1, 2025.

Eligibility Requirements

  • The NuVista Federal Credit Union Scholarship is open to all High School Seniors that will be graduating in the spring of 2025 and entering an accredited college, university, or technical school in the fall of 2025. Graduating seniors must be a NuVista Credit Union member or live in the same household as a NuVista Credit Union member. (More details in next bulleted item.)
  • The NuVista Federal Credit Union Scholarship is open to its members (or family members living within the same household of a member) whose accounts are in good standing and have not caused the credit union a loss.
  • Applicants receiving other scholarships are still eligible to win a NuVista Scholarship.
  • NuVista Federal Credit Union employees, officials, and immediate family members are NOT eligible to win awards through the NuVista Scholarship.

Award Disbursements

  • The intended use for the NuVista Federal Credit Union Scholarship is tuition, books and/or other fees associated with enrollment into an accredited college, university, or technical school.
  • The scholarship funds will be dispersed to the college of choice after documentation of enrollment is submitted to the credit union. Examples of Documentation include: a schedule from the school, receipt of payment or any other form of enrollment.

Notification

  • Scholarship winners will be notified no later than May 1, 2025. The Scholarship Committee’s decisions are final, and the scholarships are non-transferable.
  • NuVista Federal Credit Union reserves the right to use all applicants’ names, photographs, and essays in promotional material. If you are chosen for a NuVista Scholarship, you agree to submit a photograph to be used in publicizing the scholarship program.

Application Instructions

  • The following attachments will need to be uploaded in PDF file formats:
    • Transcript
    • Resume
    • One letter of recommendation Please include one letter of recommendation from a sibling/step sibling/or friend who has personal knowledge of you and can contribute a sense of your personality, achievements, moral stature, or attributes to tell the Committee why they think you should be awarded this scholarship. The letter must be a minimum of 150 words.
    • Essays (Include both essays in one document)
  • The application deadline is March 31, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. MST
  • Incomplete applications WILL NOT be reviewed by the Committee

If you have any questions about the scholarship or require a paper copy of the scholarship, please send an email to scholships@nuvista.org or call (970) 249-8813.

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Applicant

Transcript

Please upload a copy of your most recent transcript.
File must be uploaded as a PDF file.

Resume

Please upload your resume. Your resume should include information about 1. Honors or academic awards you have received, 2. Your employment history (if applicable), 3. Extra-curricular activities you are involved in, like school organizations and athletics, and any leadership positions you have held (by year), and 4. Community service involvement including hours and a description of the tasks involved.
File must be uploaded as a PDF file.

Letter of Recommendation

Please upload one letter of recommendation from a sibling/step sibling/or friend who has personal knowledge of you and can contribute a sense of your personality, achievements, moral stature, or attributes to tell the committee why they think you should be awarded this scholarship. The letter must be at least 150 words.
Files must be uploaded as a PDF file.

Letter One

Essays

Please upload a document with your essay answers. Answer Essay Question #1 and Essay Question #2. You should have a total of two essays that you submit as one document.

Essay Question #1 What does financial literacy mean to you, and how has it influenced your understanding of personal responsibility and decision-making? Reflect on how financial knowledge impacts your daily life and future goals.  (Minimum 750 words)

Essay Question #2 Who are you? (Minimum 500 words)

File must be uploaded as a PDF file.

Checklist

Please make sure that your application is complete before you submit it to NuVista Federal Credit Union. All applications must include ALL items shown on the Scholarship Application Checklist below. Applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. on March 31,2025.

  • You, or an immediate family member who lives in the same household as you, have an account with NuVista Federal Credit Union that is in good standing and has not caused the credit union a loss.
  • All required questions have been answered and any applicable, relevant information is provided.
  • You have uploaded your most recent High School Transcript.
  • You have uploaded a copy of your resume.
  • You have uploaded one (1) letter of recommendation from a sibling/step sibling/ or friend/peer.
  • You have uploaded a single document with two answered Essay questions, Essay Question #1 and Essay Question #2. Your name is on the top of each page of the document you uploaded.
  • Your application is signed and dated by both you and a parent/legal guardian (if applicant is under the age of 18 years). See below.
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