Scholarships

GPO members who are graduating high school seniors have two scholarship opportunities: the GPO Federal Credit Union scholarship and the New York Credit Union Association scholarship program. The New York Credit Union Association's awards range from $250 to $1,500 to be paid jointly to the student and educational education. In addition, members will be eligible to win either a $1,000, $500 or $300 scholarship awarded through GPO.

ELIGIBILITY
The applicant must be a GPO member in good standing and meet all of the following criteria:

• The member must be a college-bound high school senior at the time of application.
• The member will be attending college for the first time in the fall of the next academic year.
• The member will be enrolled in either a two- or four-year accredited educational institution.
• The member agrees to use any scholarship funds awarded only at an accredited educational institution.

If you are interested in applying for a 2019 scholarship, the scholarship applications are now available. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. You can pick up an application at any branch or download an online version. Please note that the application opens as a portable document format (PDF) in a new window.

PLEASE NOTE: For the application, please follow all instructions completely. If any portion is incomplete or not included, the application will not be considered.

For more information on scholarships, contact Courtney at (315) 737-2923 or email at cwalchusky@gpofcu.com.