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.

The deadline to apply for a scholarship is Tuesday, Jan. 5. Pick up an application at any branch or download a printable version (please note a portable document format (PDF) will open in a new window. A PDF reader is required for viewing. Please make sure your Adobe Acrobat Reader is up to date with the latest version.)

download application

You can submit your completed application to any branch, email at marketing@gpofcu.com or online before Tuesday, Jan. 5. For those applicants wishing to submit applications online, please complete the form and upload your documents.

ONLINE SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

• Each document (transcript, essay and application) must be three separate documents in either Microsoft Word or PDF.
• The applicant and his/her parent or guardian must complete the certification and release authorization on the last page of the application.
• When completing the online form, please fill out your name and email address for BOTH the nominee and nominated by sections. You can disregard the reasons for nominations section.
• When your application has been successfully submitted, you will see the message "nomination successfully saved."

For more information on scholarships, contact Jessica at (315) 737-2927 or email at jmacintosh@gpofcu.com.