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Directors’ Scholarship

1st Advantage will be awarding four $3,000 scholarships at our Annual Meeting in May. These scholarships are open to dependents of 1st Advantage members who are high school seniors entering an accredited college or university, or who will be attending a two-year vocational or training school on a full-time basis.

The deadline to submit the Directors’ Scholarship is April 1, 2024. Click here to submit your application. 

 

Directors’ Scholarship Application

The Leigh Ann Graham Scholarship

The Leigh Ann Graham Scholarship provides support for deserving high school seniors who are members of Tidewater Chapter credit unions (of which 1st Advantage is a member).

Applications must be postmarked by April 16, 2024, to be eligible for consideration.

 

Leigh Ann Graham Scholarship Application

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