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
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Applications must be
postmarked on or before February 15, 2018.
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Applications must be
complete to be considered.
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Applicants must either
be a member of United Heritage or related to a United Heritage member.
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Applicants must follow
all directions so that no unnecessary points are deducted from the overall
score. See Sample Application.
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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.)
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Applicant as well as a
parent or legal guardian must sign application.
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Interviews may be held
with the top five scholarship finalists.
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Scholarship recipient
must attend an institution of higher learning the following fall.
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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:
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Community service
·
Character and leadership
qualities
·
Extracurricular
activities
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Scholastic achievement
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Essay response
·
Letters of
recommendation
Preference will be given to those students who
demonstrate extraordinary community and civic service.
To get started, download and complete both items
below.
