FORUM Foundation Collegiate Scholarship Application

The online scholarship application is now open. All applicants will be notified of their scholarship status by March 31, 2021.

Personal Information

Applicants must be between the ages of 17-24

Are you a U.S. citizen? Yes No

Do you have a FORUM account in your name or the name of your parent/legal guardian? Yes No

Has the account been opened for a minimum of 12 months? Yes No

This is required for scholarship consideration.

Are you related to a FORUM employee? Yes No

Current Student Status: High School Senior College Freshman College Sophomore College Junior

 

High School Information (currently attending or graduated)

Please email a photo/screen shot of your most recent report card that shows GPA.

 

University/College Information

Email a photo/screenshot of your acceptance letter if you have already been accepted.

Undergraduate degree being pursued: 2 Year 4 Year

Email a photo/screenshot of your most recent transcript.

Applicants must be considered full time studnets/12 credit hours or more to apply.

 

Video

If you are submitting a video, provide a YouTube link to the video portion of your application. Your video should be no longer than 2 minutes and should answer the question “Why are you applying for this scholarship and how will the funds help you?” :

YouTube links must be set to public in order for us to see your video.

 

Additional Information

Please share your high school or college extracurricular activities:

This includes any paid or unpaid jobs you may have had, participation in school sports or academic clubs, and community volunteer activities. Maximum 4000 characters.

What are you most proud of accomplishing during your high school years?:

Maximum 4000 characters.

How will earning this scholarship help you live your financial dreams?:

Maximum 4000 characters.

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Application Documents

Please email the following items to foundation@forumcu.com. Copies (including pictures) of all documents are acceptable. (The documents do not have to be sent from your schools.)

• High school report card showing GPA (if currently in high school) or current college transcript showing GPA (if currently in college)
• College/university acceptance letter or current college enrollment verification showing the number of hours taking. (If you have not yet been accepted to a school, then this is not required.)
• Signed consent and media release form. (Submit a scan or picture of the signed form)
• Please note, for the security of our members, we do not accept Dropbox or Google Docs, and will only view videos that are submitted via public YouTube link.

If postal mail is needed, please use the following address:

FORUM Credit Union Foundation
Attn: Foundation Executive Director/E2
11313 USA Parkway
Fishers, IN 46037

Email foundation@forumcu.com with any questions.

Scholarship applications and supporting documents are due each year no later than February 1. Students will be notified of their application status no later than March 31.

See official rules

Relatives of FORUM Credit Union officers (anyone holding the position of Assistant Vice President, Vice President or Chief Executive), the board of directors and supervisory committee members are not eligible to apply for collegiate scholarships. Relatives of non-officer FORUM Credit Union employees may apply for the collegiate scholarships.