Apply for a Scholarship

Each scholarship is $2,500 and a minimum of 25 awards are given each year. Applications are available online beginning January 1. Applications are accepted January 1- March 31 each year. We will announce recipients by May 31.

Eligibility

• Only BECU members may apply. Accounts must be in the name of the applicant. See membership eligibility details.
• Applicants must be students with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Students must be a graduating high school senior or a full-time undergraduate
• All scholarship recipients must attend college full time. Post-graduate, Masters or Doctorate candidates are not eligible to apply.
• Previous recipients may not apply for additional scholarships

Selection criteria

As a not-for-profit credit union, BECU is committed to social responsibility. As a result, scholarships are awarded based on a student’s academic performance and passion for helping others. Applicants are required to submit their hours of community service, grade point average, and letters of recommendation. Selection is made without regard to applicant's race, color, national origin, religious belief, sex, marital status, age, or physical handicap.

Apply

Applications are accepted January 1-March each year. The link to apply becomes available January 1. Applications are accepted online and processed by our partner International Scholarship and Tuition Services, Inc. Select the Apply Now link below to begin your online application. You will be required to set up a profile on their website in order to start your application. If you do not complete your application, you can return at any time to complete it. All information contained in your profile and scholarship application is secure and will not be used for any purpose other than to process your application.

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Frequently Asked Questions

As part of the application, you will be asked to provide:

• Your personal contact information
• BECU account information
• High school and college academic information
• Community and school involvement, honors and awards, and work experience
• 1000 word essay regarding community or school activities
• Upload high school records for high school seniors or college transcripts for current college students
• One online recommendation from an instructor or supervisor

Questions

If you need more information or help with your application, please contact customer support 24-hours a day at 866-524-7303 or email info@applyists.com. Someone will respond to your inquiry within 24 hours.

View our 2010 scholarship recipients.

Make a Scholarship Donation*

Every year the BECU Foundation benefits from the generosity of BECU members and supporting organizations. With your help, we’re able to ensure the viability and growth of the Foundation and provide funding for additional scholarships.

Donate by mail

Make checks payable to "BECU Foundation" and mail to:

BECU Foundation
PO Box 97050
Seattle, WA 98124-9750

For more information about the BECU Foundation or ways to make a donation, call BECU Community Affairs at 206-439-5910.

BECU School Grants

BECU School Grants are available to help fund educational materials and/or programs that directly enhance students’ learning experiences that align with the missions and values of BECU: financial education, environmental sustainability and technology tools to enhance learning in reading, writing, math or science.

Examples of grants might be:

• Financial Education materials, programs or events, such as: Junior Achievement of Washington's - JA World - Finance Park
• Partial funding for an Environmental Learning day trip or camps such as: Washington's Olympic Park Institute or Islandwood – A School in the Woods
• Technology Tools such as: electronic dictionaries, library smart board audio books for classroom, math calculators, microscopes and graphing calculators, weather station, document cameras, etc.