Scholarship Information

We care about our community. We’ve got you!

Scholarship Program

Committed to watching our young members excel to higher education!

Committed to seeing our community and youth within our community thrive each year, Excel FCU awards $1,000 scholarship opportunities to three graduating high school students who demonstrate excellence in academics and/or creativity as well as extracurricular, philanthropic, and community involvement activities.

With the many outstanding applications that were received for the 2025 Scholarship three submissions stood out and were awarded a $1000 scholarship each. Congratulations to Christian Banks, Jada Ferguson and Destiny Mitchell. You excelled in answering the application video questions creatively and showing your dedication to your educational and community journey in the areas of academics, philanthropy, and community service. We are thrilled to support your life and college journey and to seeing what your future holds.

Please watch this page in early 2026 for full details of the 2026 Excel Scholarship program as we encourage more bright futures and 2026 submissions from graduating high school seniors. Applications may be completed and submitted online. We’ve got you!

2025 Scholarship Program
2025 Scholarship Program

(L to R) Tom Hayden, President/CEO, Excel Federal Credit Union; Christian Banks, 2025 scholarship recipient; Jada Ferguson, 2025 scholarship recipient; Destiny Mitchell, 2025 scholarship recipient; and Leitha Dickens, Manager Member Engagement and Lending, Excel Federal Credit Union.