Veridian Credit Union Opens Scholarship Applications for 2024-25 Academic Year, Increases Funding to $18,000

November 13, 2023

WATERLOO, Iowa (Nov. 13, 2023) – Veridian Credit Union has opened scholarship applications to award a total of $18,000 to nine students for the 2024-2025 academic year, an increase from the $14,000 awarded to seven students last year. Four high school seniors and four post-high school applicants will each receive $2,000 toward tuition for post-secondary education at an accredited vocational, undergraduate or graduate program. An additional $2,000 will be awarded in conjunction with the credit union’s ArtShare program to a high school senior enrolling in an accredited program that leads to a career in the arts.

“Veridian’s scholarship program is designed to meet a variety of students where they are and financially support the path to where they want to be,” said Ashtin Hotek, Veridian’s public relations strategist and scholarship coordinator. “It’s an investment in the students and in the future of our communities.”

Applications are due with a 500-word essay on Feb. 2, 2024 for all but the ArtShare Scholarship, which are due April 26, 2024. Eligibility and application details for both scholarships are available at veridiancu.org/scholarship. The Veridian Scholarship will be administered by the Iowa Credit Union Foundation.

Veridian Credit Union, founded in 1934 in Waterloo, Iowa, is a not-for-profit financial cooperative owned by its 329,000 members. The credit union offers a full range of business and consumer financial services with more than 1,000 employees and 32 branches across Iowa, eastern Nebraska and the Twin Cities metro area. For more information, visit veridiancu.org or call (800) 235-3228.