Educational Scholarships

Your Future Starts Here with a County Federal Credit Union Scholarship
Now accepting applicants for the Santa Clara County Federal Credit Union Scholarship
At County Federal, we believe in the growth of our community through higher education. The County Federal Credit Union Scholarship is now accepting applications. Let us take care of some of your college fees!
Starting February 1st, County Federal will accept applications for educational scholarships. Up to twelve one-year educational scholarships will be awarded to graduating high school seniors, and post-secondary students enrolled in an accredited university or community/technical college, full or part-time. Awards range from $750 - $1,500 for community/technical colleges and four-year colleges.
Scholarship recipients will be announced in June. Scholarships are distributed in August before the fall semester.
All participating students are required to complete an application, write an essay and attach a copy of a current high school/college transcript to the application. Scholarships will be judged on cumulative GPA (10%), community and high school involvement (20%) and an essay (70%).
The following are required of all applicants:
- Applicants must be a member of County Federal whose account is in good standing as of the application deadline date.
- Applicant must be a graduating high school senior or post-secondary student.
- Applicant must be in good standing with their high school/college, may not be on disciplinary or academic probation, have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
- Applications must be submitted on or before April 17, 2023.
2022 Educational Scholarship Winners
Recipients were chosen from a highly competitive applicant pool. Submissions were judged on the following criteria: Cumulative GPA, Community and High School Involvement & activities, a Goal Statement, and an Essay Response.
Our 2022 Scholarship Recipients
Graduating High School Seniors
1st Place – Benjamin Noah Ebalobo
2nd Place – Sargun Dhillon
3rd Place – Jocelyn Possley
Community or Technical College
1st Place – Nathalia Villasenor-Carillo
2nd Place – Vicente M. Gonzales
3rd Place – Ciara Monet Hill
University or Four-Year College
1st Place – Natalie Hulme
2nd Place – Diana Frias Franco
3rd Place – Ariel Pham
Thank you to all the 2022 County Federal Educational Scholarship applicants, and congratulations to our 2022 Scholarship Recipients! We applaud every one of you for your hard work and accomplishments. We are excited to see what you can achieve in the future.