Provident Offers Two Scholarships!

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Provident Credit Union offers two scholarships for Provident members: one for those seeking a California teaching credential, and one for graduating high school seniors entering college in the fall. For more details, click on a heading below:

Attention Future Educators

The 2008 California Teaching Credential Scholarship is a one-time award of $2,500 for those members interested in obtaining their California teaching credential and have already completed their baccalaureate degree or are in their final undergraduate term.

The requirements to qualify for this scholarship are that individuals:

  • Must be a member of Provident Credit Union
  • Must have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Must be enrolled in the education department of an accredited university or college for the 2008 summer or fall semester
  • Must major in a subject commonly taught in the schools of California

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College Bound High School Seniors

The 2008 Provident College Scholarship is a $1,500 per year, four-year renewable scholarship. It is designed to encourage graduating high school seniors to seek higher education in fields of importance to the not-for-profit cooperative credit union movement.

To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants:

  • Must be a Provident Credit Union member
  • Must be a 2008 graduating high school senior with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Must plan to enroll full-time in a college, community college, or university for the 2008 Fall semester/quarter
  • Must major in the field of financial services, business, accounting, marketing, computer science, or related fields

The award winner may renew the scholarship for an additional three years, for a total award of $6,000, provided that all award criteria are met, as outlined in the application.

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Click on one of the following links to download and complete an application in Microsoft Word Rich Text Format (.rtf):

Please return your completed application package by February 29, 2008 to: Provident Credit Union, Attention: Julie Jessup, 303 Twin Dolphin Drive, Redwood Shores, CA 94065.

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