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The Southeastern Credit Union Foundation (SECUF) awards scholarships throughout the year for credit union CEOs, employees, board members and supervisory committee members to attend the League of Southeastern Credit Unions & Affiliates (LSCU) and Credit Union National Association (CUNA) educational events.
The scholarship program is designed for smaller asset size credit unions and credit unions with financial hardships. The scholarships not only cover tuition but may also cover a portion of travel costs. Scholarships are awarded to those individuals who best exemplify the credit union philosophy, and whose attendance at approved programs would be beneficial in the perpetuation of credit union goals and ideas on an as-needed basis.
Scholarship requests must be received at least 30 days before the event. Credit unions receiving SAS (Small Asset Size) funds must exhaust those funds before they are eligible to receive a scholarship.
Please read the scholarship guidelines before applying for available scholarships. Scholarship applications will be accepted for the following events and awarded upon approval of the scholarship committee:
Scholarship Opportunities | Event Date | Registration Deadline |
Who Can Apply? | Request Limit |
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Leadership College | Birmingham, AL Sessions begin Jan. 7th Orlando, FL Sessions begin Jan. 9th Atlanta, GA Sessions begin Jan. 16th |
December 16th | Any credit union employee or volunteer of a LSCU affiliate credit union. | $1,000 |
Financial Counseling Certification Program (FiCEP) | Session 1 Deadline: Jan. 31st Session 2 Deadline: Aug. 31st |
Session 1: Jan. 31st Session 2: Aug. 31st |
Any credit union employee or volunteer of a LSCU affiliate credit union. | $799 |
Georgia Advocacy Conference | Jan. 28th | Dec. 30th | Any credit union or volunteer of a LSCU affiliate credit union. | $1,000 |
Florida Advocacy Conference | Feb. 11th - 12th | Jan. 10th | Any credit union or volunteer of a LSCU affiliate credit union. | $1,000 |
CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC) | Feb. 23rd - 27th | Jan. 23rd | Any credit union or volunteer of a LSCU affiliate credit union. | $1,000 |
America's Credit Union Conference | July 19th - 22nd | June 19th | Any credit union or volunteer of a LSCU affiliate credit union. | $1,000 |
Alabama Advocacy Conference | March 3rd - 4th | Feb. 3rd | Any credit union or volunteer of a LSCU affiliate credit union. | $1,000 |
Credit Union Development Educator Certification (CUDE) | March 29th - April 4th May 10th - 16th Sept. 13th - 19th Nov. 8th - 14th |
30 days prior to training | Any credit union or volunteer of a LSCU affiliate credit union. | Varies |
ULend Academy | Birmingham, AL: April 14th - 15th Atlanta, GA: May 12th - 13th Atlanta, GA: Oct. 14th - 15th |
Any credit union or volunteer of a LSCU affiliate credit union. | $1,000 | |
Southeastern Credit Union Conference and Expo | June 17th - 19th | May 18th | Any credit union or volunteer of a LSCU affiliate credit union. | $1,000 |
Southeast Regional Directors Conference | July 26th - 29th | June 26th | Directors and Supervisory Committee members of a LSCU affiliate credit union. | $1,000 |
Leadership Institute | September 2020 | August 2020 | Any LSCU affiliate credit union's newer CEOs, other c-suite level leaders and those looking to prepare for either of those roles. | $1,000 |
Idea Institute | October 2020 | September 2020 | LSCU affiliate credit union CEOs and credit union executive management. | $1,000 |
Southeastern Leadership Development Conference | Nov. 4th - 6th | Oct. 5th | LSCU affiliate credit union CEOs, future leaders and volunteers. | $1,000 |
LSCU Hike the Hill | TBA | TBA | Any credit union employee or volunteer of a LSCU affiliate credit union. | $1,000 |
Young Professionals Think Tank | TBA | TBA | Any LSCU Young Professionals member. | $1,000 |
Other LSCU/CUNA Educational Requests | Any | 30 days prior to event/training | Any credit union employee or volunteer of a LSCU affiliate credit union. | Varies |
Additional scholarship opportunities may be found at the following sites: