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Point Breeze Credit Union Begins Accepting Applications for $15,000 in Scholarships
In its ninth year, the program will award ten college, technical school scholarships
Point Breeze Credit Union announces its annual scholarship program and has begun accepting application submissions. The area credit union will award ten high school seniors each with a $1,500 scholarship. Eligible applicants must be planning to attend a full-time accredited two- or four-year college or accredited technical school of their choice in fall 2015.
“This is the ninth year that Point Breeze Credit Union has offered the program, and we’re excited to present this opportunity to local students,” said Genie Briggs, director of marketing. “Attending a higher education institution, while worthy, is a major financial investment, and we hope these scholarships will help students to achieve their education and career goals.”
Students are asked to submit short essays about their educational, finance and career goals. Applications must be accompanied with two references and students need to be a current owner, joint owner or named on a custodial account in good standing with Point Breeze Credit Union to qualify for entry.
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A Scholarship Committee will anonymously review all applications. Deadline for all submissions is June 6, 2015. Awards are based on content, originality and writing conventions. Completed applications must be submitted electronically to gbriggs@pointbreezecu.com or hand-delivered to any Point Breeze Credit Union office. Awards will be announced in July.
For more information about the program and to download the application, visit: https://www.pbcu.com/uploads/2015 Scholarship Application.pdf.
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About Point Breeze Credit Union: Point Breeze Credit Union is a member-owned, not-for-profit financial cooperative. Currently, we are one of the largest credit unions in Maryland, with offices located in Hunt Valley, Rosedale and Bel Air. Point Breeze serves more than 500 Employer Groups and nearly 50,000 members in the Greater Baltimore area, with total assets exceeding $723 million. Our mission is to provide a superior financial experience for our members. We are people helping people achieve their goals and, as neighbors, we believe that a prosperous community benefits all. Point Breeze offers consumer and business checking, savings and loan services. Federally Insured by NCUA. Equal Housing Lender. For more information, please visit www.pbcu.com.