Consumers Credit Union Offers Scholarships to Local Students

As exciting as the prospect of college can be, many students are caught off-guard by the amount of planning and preparation it can take - particularly when it comes to paying for it.

Even after you’ve aced the SATs, been accepted into the college of your dreams, and finished picking out the perfect mini-fridge for your dorm room, the issue of student loans and paying for college can loom large in the mind of many students.

A number of local Michigan-based businesses have started offering scholarships in recent years such as Shelving Inc and Gordon Food Service in order to help alleviate some of the burden of paying for college, whether it’s for the courses themselves or even buying needed supplies like tablets and textbooks.

Grand Rapids-based credit union Consumers Credit Union has recently thrown their name into the ring as well, rolling out a scholarship program for all members of Consumers CU to help them start off college on the right foot.

Their scholarship is available to any current high school student who meets their criteria for GPA as well as ACT and/or SAT scores who has a membership to Consumers Credit Union - meaning if you don’t have an account and you’re interested in applying for the scholarship, all you have to do is open an account.

Twenty winners for this scholarship will be selected after March 18, 2019. Each winner will receive $500 towards their cost of college enrollment as well as a brand new iPad to help with their study materials.

To enroll, visit the Consumers CU scholarship page, fill out the attached form, and attach your answer to the essay question in a Microsoft Word-compatible format.