Scholarship Scheme

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Credit Union Plus hold an annual Scholarship competition, giving away a prize of €1,500 to Eight lucky students!

To be eligible for entry applicants must;

  • Be a member of Credit Union Plus before the 31st July.
  • All College Students of any year of study including PLC, Masters & PHD Students are eligible to apply.
  • Apprentices of any year are also eligible to apply.

 

All application forms must be returned to the Credit Union by 30th September.

The Scholarships will then be allocated by an Open Draw.

The decision of the Board of Directors of Credit Union Plus Ltd shall be final.

The printable application form is now available here and forms are also available in our office.

 

Here’s what past winners had to say:

Caoimhe Kane – Winner 2014:
“I cannot begin to describe the help that the Scholarship has provided. It has been such a great aid financially for my academic life in University. Due to the Scholarship I have bought many supplies for myself, such as books, a laptop etc. Even fees wise, I was able to put most of the money towards paying it, which is why it is such a help as they are very expensive. I want to thank Credit Union Plus for beginning this scholarship programme because it is such an enormous help and really benefits your academic studies at University.”

Joanne Watters – Winner 2014:
“I found the grant to be a huge help in paying my college expenses. In my second year I stayed up in student accommodation, which may not have been possible without the grant. I am grateful for the opportunities this grant has given to me.”

Ben Hoey – Winner 2014:
“Receiving the scholarship from the Credit Union last year was a huge help to both myself and my family. Knowing that I had money for my college fees meant I wasn’t stressing about getting the money and I could concentrate fully on my studies. Also money that I had saved for my college fees could now go towards commuting costs. All in all I have greatly benefitted from receiving the scholarship from Credit Union Plus.”

Sonia Smith – Winner 2014:
“The scholarship has helped me so much at college this year as living away can be very costly. It was really beneficial to receive it and I’m really grateful to have gotten the scholarship from the Credit Union.”

 

Draw Rules:

 

  1. There is a total of €12,000 in the Student Scholarship 2023. This will be split evenly between 8 recipients with each receiving €1,500 over a 1 – year term.
  2. All College Students of any year of study including PLC, Masters & PHD Students are eligible to apply.
  3. Apprentices of any year are also eligible to apply.
  4. The Scholarship is open to only those students and apprentices that are members of Credit Union Plus.
  5. Applicants must intend completing a full time PLC Certificate, a Diploma or Degree course at a Third Level Institution or an Approved Apprenticeship.
  6. All new Student Accounts must be opened and activated before the 31st of July and the Scholarship application form must be returned by 30th September.
  7. One application per student is permitted to be entered into the draw.
  8. The winners of the scholarship will be overseen by members of the Board of Directors or by our external auditors.
  9. The decision of the Board of Directors will be final.
  10. A presentation will be made to winning students and they will be requested to attend same.
  11. Photographs will be taken and used at Credit Union Plus’s discretion. in local media and on our website and social media platforms.