Roush Scholarship
Roush Scholarship
Our Roush Scholarship is designated the Howard Roush Memorial Scholarship, symbolizing our learning-driven culture and emphasis on continual growth, development and financial assistance. We support students in all of the locations where we have branches.
Seniors, Class of 2024, make sure to open your Savings Account by 12.31.2023 to qualify to apply for our Roush Scholarship.
Ten $2,500 Scholarships
To aid in our goal of increased financial education across Kentucky, we offer ten, $2,500 scholarships to college-bound high school seniors in Abound Credit Union's service area**.
Scholarship recipients are selected in April and awarded during our Annual Meeting in May.
Scholarship Eligibility
- Must be a high school senior
- Must be a member in good standing with Abound Credit Union for a minimum of three months
- Must have an overall high school grade point average of 3.0 or higher, on a 4.0 scale (30% weight in overall scoring)
- Must show proof of enrollment in a college/vocational/technical institution for funds to be released to the school
- Must provide High School transcript
- Must have a demonstrated record of community service and extracurricular activities
- Must submit a brief video OR an original essay answering the following question: “What does ‘Financial Independence’ mean to you?"
- If selected, must provide a recent professional color photo to be used for publicity purposes
Congratulations
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By submitting applications, students and their parents/legal guardian grant the Abound Credit Union the right to repurpose their content in any and all of our affiliate websites, including but not limited to, social media channels, print, video and other media; and further agree we can include their likeliness (their profile photograph/picture) without payment or any other consideration.
The following persons are NOT eligible to enter the Howard Roush Memorial Scholarship Program: Abound Federal Credit Union employees, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising/promotional agencies, volunteers and immediate family members (spouse, parents, siblings and children) of volunteers and staff.
**Please check with your high school career/guidance counselor to confirm your school’s location is in the Abound Credit Union service area.
The following persons are NOT eligible to enter the Howard Roush Memorial Scholarship Program: Abound Federal Credit Union employees, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising/promotional agencies, volunteers and immediate family members (spouse, parents, siblings and children) of volunteers and staff.
**Please check with your high school career/guidance counselor to confirm your school’s location is in the Abound Credit Union service area.