Scholarships from UFirst Financial

Doing our part to send more students in our community to college! 

UFirst Foundation Scholarships

We are excited to once again offer our members the opportunity to apply for one of our scholarships. If you are making plans to attend a post secondary school, be sure to apply for a UFirst Financial scholarship.

Our scholarship program offers three opportunities to support students at different stages:

Graduating High School Scholarship: For high school seniors moving on to local college or university.

Continuing Education Scholarship: For current college or university students needing financial help to continue their studies.

Skilled Trades Scholarship: For students pursuing careers in the trades, including technical schools, apprenticeships, and certification programs

2026 Scholarship Applications will be available in January 2026. 

To qualify, applicants need to be:

  1. A member in good standing at United Financial Credit Union.
  2. Be accepted to a college, university or trade/craft school

If qualifications are met, applicant must submit all required attachments with application. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Instructions

  1. REQUIRED: Fully complete the application.
  2. REQUIRED: Submit an essay
  3. REQUIRED: Attach enrollment verification supportive documents with application or email/mail to provided address. (See Scholarship Application Summary)

Deadline

Scholarship entry packet must be submitted, emailed or postmarked by March 31, 2025. Entries postmarked after that date will be ineligible. Finalists selected will be contacted by April 30, 2025.