Please read the scholarship guidelines before applying for available scholarships. Each chapter is awarded one $500 scholarship annually to present to the person of their choosing (within LSCU guidelines). In addition to the chapter 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
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: June 30th	Session 1: Dec. 31st Session 2: May 29th	Any credit union employee or volunteer of a LSCU affiliate credit union.	$650
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 Unio 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:

Each Chapter is awarded one $500 scholarship annually to present to the person of their choosing (within LSCU guidelines). The scholarships are presented at the last Chapter meeting of the year, to be used the following year. In addition to receiving a scholarship, Chapter Champions will be listed on the foundation website.

The Chapter Champion is chosen by its Chapter Officers and must be from an affiliated credit union. For more information on nominating a 2019 Chapter Champion, please contact your Chapter President.