SEFCU Scholarships

Features & Benefits

Applications for 2022 will be available in fall 2021

• Criteria: academic performance, community activities, leadership positions, and an essay
• Open to SEFCU members who are seniors in high school attending an accredited 2- or 4-year college*
• Open to SEFCU members who are returning to an accredited 2- or 4-year college* for their sophomore, junior, or senior year
• Open to SEFCU members pursuing their Master’s Degree in Nursing or the Social Sciences
• Applicant must be the primary account holder on a SEFCU account

Applications for the 2021 scholarship program were due January 8, 2021

Robert Cornute Memorial Scholarship

• One-time award of $2,500
• Awarded to one high school student planning to pursuing a 2- or 4-year college in the fall of 2022 who demonstrates a commitment to diversity and inclusion efforts
• Applicants must have a strong academic record and demonstrate commitment to diversity and inclusion efforts, whether through school or volunteer work.
• Established in memory of Robert Cornute, former SEFCU Board Member

Smart Sense Scholarship

• One-time award of $1,000
• Awarded to high school seniors attending 2- or 4-year college in fall 2022
• Applicants must have strong academic record and demonstrate commitment to community through volunteerism
• Many winners selected

John Ilacqua Memorial Scholarship

• One-time award of $2,500
• Awarded to one high school senior planning to attend Siena College in fall 2022
• Applicants must have strong academic record and demonstrate commitment to community through volunteerism
• Established in memory of John Ilacqua, former SEFCU Board Member

Jean L. Myers Memorial Scholarship

• One-time award of $2,500
• Awarded to one high school senior planning to pursue a business degree at a 2-or 4-year college in fall 2022
• Applicants must have strong academic record and demonstrate commitment to community through volunteerism
• Established in memory of Jean Myers, former SEFCU Board Member

Roma Intangible Lodge #215 SEFCU Smart Sense Scholarship

• One-time award of $2,500
• Awarded to one high school student of Italian heritage planning to attend a 2- or 4-year college in fall 2022
• Applicants must have strong academic record and demonstrate commitment to community through volunteerism

Campus Connect Scholarship*

• One-time award of $1,000
• Awarded to a Campus Connect member entering his/her sophomore, junior, or senior year at an accredited 2- or 4-year college in fall 2022
• Applicants must have strong academic record and demonstrate commitment to community through volunteerism
• One scholarship will be awarded to a student at each of these schools: Rensselaer, Skidmore College, the University at Albany, and the University of Buffalo
• One additional scholarship will be awarded to a student attending any other 2- or 4-year college/university

Dr. Carmen M. Cornute Memorial Scholarship*

• One-time award of $2,500
• Applicant must be pursuing an advanced degree in Nursing or Social Sciences in an accredited program (advanced degree as defined by credentialing agency appropriate to the field of study)
• Applicants must provide evidence of involvement in extracurricular, volunteer/community service and/or career-related activities
• Established in memory of former SEFCU Board Member Robert Cornute’s wife, Carmen
• One winner selected

Robert Berroyer Memorial Scholarship

• One-time award of $2,500
• Awarded to one student graduating from La Salle Institute and planning to attend a 2- or 4-year college in fall 2022
• Applicants must have strong academic record and demonstrate commitment to community through volunteerism
• Established in memory of Robert Berroyer, former SEFCU Board Member

New York Credit Union Association Scholarship

• Awards ranging from $250 to $1,750
• Awarded to high school seniors planning to attend a 2- or 4-year college in fall 2022
• Applicants must have strong academic record and demonstrate commitment to community through volunteerism

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