United Heritage Community Scholarship
Each year, the Charity Foundation awards college scholarship funds to high school seniors who best exemplify the credit union philosophy of “People Helping People.” Because the Charity Foundation believes in the importance of community service, responsibility and helping the citizens of Central Texas, the scholarships are awarded to those students who have demonstrated their dedication to these causes.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Applications must be postmarked on or before February 15, 2019.
- Applications must be complete to be considered.
- Applicants must either be a member of United Heritage or related to a United Heritage member.
- Applicants must follow all directions so that no unnecessary points are deducted from the overall score. See Sample Application.
- Applicants must submit the application addenda for Community Service, Extracurricular Activities and Scholastic Achievement using the Scholarship Activities spreadsheet format. (The Excel file provided contains sample information in three (3) separate tabs.)
- Applicant as well as a parent or legal guardian must sign application.
- Interviews may be held with the top five scholarship finalists.
- Scholarship recipient must attend an institution of higher learning the following fall.
- Scholarship winner will be requested to submit a photograph.
To apply for the United Heritage Community Scholarship, please download the Application and Scholarship Activities spreadsheets.
Selection Criteria
A committee of United Heritage Charity Foundation representatives selects the scholarship recipient. The recipient will be selected according to the following criteria:- Community service
- Character and leadership qualities
- Extracurricular activities
- Scholastic achievement
- Essay response
- Letters of recommendation
Preference will be given to those students who demonstrate extraordinary community and civic service.
