1st-SECU-People Helping People 

Due Date: March 1st to Student Services

Amount: $10,000

Criteria to award the SECU Foundation People Helping People Scholarship to a recipient who:

1. Is either an SECU member or is eligible for membership through a parent/guardian. Student or their parent/guardian must be a member at the time of application.

2. Is a senior at a North Carolina public high school who has been accepted to one of the 16 constituent campuses of the University of North Carolina System.

3. Is a US citizen and a resident of North Carolina under NCGS 116-143.1, and is eligible for in-state tuition.

4. Identifies a financial need as determined by submission of a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

5. Best exemplifies the “People Helping People” philosophy of SECU, and has demonstrated leadership, excellence of character, integrity, and community involvement.

6. Demonstrates scholastic achievement with a maintained 2.5 or higher unweighted grade point average on a 4.0 scale, and may be deserving of financial aid.

7. Will use the scholarship to pay for full-time undergraduate student tuition and fees.

8. Agrees to continue as a full-time student in good standing with the same university for up to eight (8) consecutive fall/spring semesters payable at $1,250 per semester. Scholarships are not transferable without prior approval of SECU Foundation.

a. A written appeal for transfer must be made to the SECU Foundation prior to transfer.

b. No transfers will be allowed to a university outside of the UNC System.

c. Any gap in active enrollment will result in non-eligibility for funding for each semester missed.

9. Is not a director, employee, or family member of a director or employee of SECU or the SECU Foundation, or a family member of a member of the scholarship selection committee. For the purpose of this scholarship program and a student’s relation to a director, employee, or selection committee member, family member includes spouse, parents, siblings, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and spouses of children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, of a selection committee member, employee or director of SECU, or employee or director of SECU Foundation. Also, for the purpose of this scholarship program and a student’s relation to a director, employee, or selection committee member, family member also includes persons living in the same residence and maintaining a single economic unit as a selection committee member, employee or director of SECU, or employee or director of SECU Foundation. However, please note that the student must be a member of SECU or be eligible for membership through a parent or guardian at the time of application to be eligible for the scholarship.

Please see your counselor for information!