The Har-co Scholarship Overview

Har-co Credit Union is proud to offer four $2,500 scholarships.  To enter, please submit an essay (300-400 words) or 1-2 minute video discussing how you would benefit from the Har-co Scholarship in your future endeavors and your current community service efforts and/or organizations. There will be a dinner reception help for the winners in May.

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Who is eligible?

Har-co Credit Union members are exclusively eligible. All applicants must be a Harford County graduating high school senior and plan to enter a college, university or trade school in the next academic year. Recipients must submit evidence of acceptance and enrollment in an accredited post secondary institution of higher learning (college, university or trade school in U.S.) before payment will be made.
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Credit union employees and children of credit union directors, officers or employees are not eligible.

Guidelines

How to apply

1. Login

All applicants must register on the site below

2. Upload documents

Make sure to submit:
>300-400 word essay or video submission including community service hours completed
>letter(s) of acceptance.

3. Submit completed application

Each student must follow the
application requirements, or he/she may run the risk of being disqualified.

4. Wait to hear back!

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Awards and Selecting Winners

Har-co awards are paid directly to the recipients. The award is to provide financial assistance to the recipient in his/her pursuit of an undergraduate degree at an accredited college, university or trade school. The money is to be used for the student’s tuition, fees, books, supplies, and equipment.
If tax liability arises, it will be the sole responsibility of the recipient. Please consult your tax advisor.

Winners of the Har-co Scholarship awards are selected by the Scholarship Committee. This Committee is comprised of at least three members of the Har-co Board of Directors who have agreed to serve on the committee upon the invitation of the chairman/chairperson. At least one committee member shall have served the previous year. It is the responsibility of the Har-co Scholarship Committee to administer this program. All completed applications are reviewed by the entire Scholarship Committee and are confidential.

Scholarship recipients are selected without regard to their race, creed or national origin.

Har-co's Scholarship Committee is comprised of business and education professionals from its Board of Directors and Supervisory Committee, including: Karin Munoz, David Jones, Lawrence Dukes, Thorkild Paaby, Erin McComas, Malia Dierken, Alex Coulson and Mark Fryer.

‍Questions about the scholarship program? Contact Har-co Credit Union at 410-838-9090.