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Scholarships

Minnesota Credit Union Foundation Scholarship

In partnership with the Minnesota Credit Union Foundation Scholarship Council (FCS), FCCU is pleased to offer a scholarship program exclusively to credit union members to help further their pursuit of education.  

For the 2024/25 school year, $18,000 in scholarships will be awarded. Members attending post-secondary education in the 2024/25 academic year or high school students graduating in 2024 are eligible. Each recipient will be awarded $1,000. You do not have to live in Minnesota to be eligible.

Complete an application and essay online at mnfsc.org. The deadline to apply is November 30, 2024.

Apply For Our FCCU Scholarship

The application process has closed and will reopen in early January, 2025. 

Our scholarship application process is online where applications can be created, saved and submitted with our FCCU Scholarship Application.

Investing in Our Youth

FCCU has a program that supports our dedication to area communities by investing in our youth.

We donated $1 million into a scholarship foundation to provide additional scholarship dollars to graduating high school students. The earnings from the foundation go to fund scholarship opportunities, including multi-year scholarships for members of the credit union for years to come. In 2023 alone, our Education Foundation funded $57,000 in scholarships to our members.

Each year our Credit Union will award nine $5,000 scholarships and six $2,500 scholarships, which are $1,250 per year. There are 15 dedicated scholarships available for the following schools in which FCCU has branch locations:

  • Bismarck State College
  • Cankdeska Cikana Community College
  • Concordia College
  • Lake Region State College
  • Mayville State University
  • Minnesota State Community and Technical College
  • Minnesota State University Moorhead
  • North Dakota State University
  • North Dakota State College of Science
  • Northland Community and Technical College
  • University of Jamestown
  • University of Mary
  • University of Minnesota Crookston
  • University of North Dakota
  • Valley City State University

In addition, a limited number of individual one-year scholarships will be available to any college, university, or trade school of the student's choice at the value of $1,000.

Want tips & tricks about applying for scholarships? Listen to our scholarship podcast!

Eligibility requirements:

  • Must be a graduating high school senior
  • Must be planning to attend a U.S. college or trade school full time
  • All applicants must meet minimum standards
  • Employees, board/committee members, and affiliates and their immediate families of FCCU are not eligible for this program
  • Applicant and/or parent/guardian must be an active member in good standing of First Community Credit Union as of February 1st of the current year.

Those awarded a scholarship will receive notification annually requesting verification of fulltime enrollment and a minimum 2.5 cummulative GPA. If verification is not submitted by the deadline, or if the scholarship winner transfers to another institution, the scholarship will be terminated. 

The judging committee will score each applicant on the following:

  • Volunteer Work/Job Experience
  • Academic and Extra-Curricular Activities & Honors
  • GPA & ACT/SAT Score (transcripts are required)
  • 300 Word Essay (judged on content and the use of proper English grammar)
    Essay topic: Pick an experience from your life and explain how it has influenced your development and/or career plans.
  • Supporting Information

Other Scholarship Opportunities

Other Scholarship Opportunties

The Minnesota Credit Union Foundation Scholarship Council 

Applications for scholarships available exclusively to members of credit unions in Minnesota are currently being accepted. In partnership with the Minnesota Credit Union Foundation Scholarship Council, members of FCCU are eligible for a total of $18,000 being awarded as $1,000 scholarships. More information and the link to the application may be found on their website. Scholarship application deadline is November 30, 2023.

Bank of North Dakota - Additional resources and scholarship opportunities for North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota may be found on the website.

Surcharge-Free ATMs

Surcharge-Free ATMS

The FCCU mobile app has an ATM locator built right in. Just look for the 'Locations' link to locate a free ATM near you!

Refer a Friend & Get $25

Refer-a-Friend
The highest compliment we can receive is the referral of your friends, family, and business associates.


Invite someone you know to join our community and we will credit your account $25 once they open an account. They simply just have to let us know that you sent them!*

*Subject to approval. Terms and conditions may apply. 

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