If you’re a freshly-graduated former high school student in C-U (or know of one), this may be of some use: The University of Illinois Community Credit Union’s Orange & Blue Scholarship Program is accepting applications through June 30th. The program is only open to college-bound high school seniors. Seven winners will be chosen for up to $1,000 each.
More info on the scholarship (including the application itself) can be found here, and below:
U of I Community Credit Union is devoted to supporting higher education and encouraging the academic excellence of today’s youth.
With this commitment in mind, U of I Community Credit Union has developed a higher education scholarship program called the Orange & Blue Scholarship Program.
Available to members who are college-bound high school seniors, the scholarships are designed to benefit students attending the University of Illinois, Parkland College, and other Illinois colleges and universities.
Through seven one-time scholarships annually, the Orange & Blue Scholarship Program will award selected high school seniors up to $1,000 based on the Illinois college of their choice for the 2016-2017 academic year.