SPARKS-GLENCOE, Md.– To support the graduating class of 2024, First Financial Federal Credit Union has granted 54 graduating seniors a total of $162,000 in scholarships for post-secondary institutions through its scholarship program.
The program is open to graduating students who attend Baltimore, Carroll, Worcester, and Somerset County Public Schools as well as private schools within the credit unions field of membership. This marks the 26th year of the program with scholarships totaling $2.5 million awarded to over 800 students.
The scholarship recipients were recognized at the credit union’s 71st Annual Meeting.
To be eligible for the $3,000 scholarship, First Financial’s student members were required to submit an application, transcripts, references, and a written essay. The credit union’s volunteer-based Scholarship Committee selected finalists.
“One of the greatest aspects of Youth Outreach at First Financial is our annual Scholarship program,” said Cindy Jones, youth outreach manager of First Financial. “I am grateful for the opportunity that we provide to the students within the communities we serve, and I am proud to serve on the scholarship committee.”