MoneyStrong Scholarships

College Scholarship Opportunities

Get the college funding you need to pursue your dreams

You’re ready to go to college and not sure how you are going to pay for it? Many places offer free money in the form of scholarships. Each year, Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union offers MoneyStrong scholarships to both incoming college freshmen and current college students attending an accredited two or four-year college. Students must apply and be a member of Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union in order to qualify for one of the scholarships offered below:

MoneyStrong College Scholarship
The MoneyStrong College Scholarship Program will award a total of $15,000 in college scholarships to high school seniors and continuing education students.

Download the 2024 MoneyStrong Scholarship Application

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Scholarship Awards and Notification

Decisions are made by the Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union Scholarship Committee. All decisions are final. All recipients will be notified by mail and will be awarded their scholarships at a special awards ceremony.

MoneyStrong Scholarship Requirements & Deadlines

Applicant must be a member of Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union. The member’s account must be in good standing.
Scholarships are open to accepted undergraduate college students enrolled in the 2024-2025 school year.
Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union employees, directors, and their families are not eligible.

An official school transcript.
An original MoneyStrong application form, completed and signed. If the applicant is under the age of 18, a parent/guardian signature is required.
A one-page, typed, double-spaced essay addressing one of the following prompts:

As you enter your college years and subsequently, start your professional life, what specific personal finance skills have you learned that you feel will guide you through this phase of your life?

OR ALTERNATE ESSAY PROMPT

What topics related to finance do you wish you had learned that could have better prepared you for college and beginning your professional career?

All items requested must be received by Friday, April 5, 2024. Applications may be dropped off at any branch location or mailed to:

Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union
Financial Wellness Department
P.O. Box 1238
Lowell, MA 01853-123

Download Our Scholarship Application

Scholarship Programs

Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union awarded ^$20,000 in college scholarships to members and employees.

In 2023, we awarded $20,000 in college scholarships to members through our MoneyStrong College Scholarship and Employee Scholarship Programs, for both future and current college students.