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Through the Carolinas Credit Union Scholar Vision Funds, Truliant provides scholarships to help member-owners continue their education. A college education is one of the best investments a person can make and Truliant is dedicated to helping its member-owners with that investment.
To be eligible for consideration for the Scholar Vision Funds, educational and financial need scholarships are available to Truliant member-owners through the Carolinas Credit Union Foundation's General Fund or through a collection of advised and named funds. Current scholarship funds include:
Fred J. Sarda Scholarships - Applicants must be: (1) a member of Truliant Federal Credit Union, and: (2) be enrolled or accepted to be enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited college or university.
Winston-Salem Club Telephone Pioneer Scholarships - Applicants must be a relative of a past or present employee of Lucent Technologies in Forsyth County (formerly AT&T). The only eligible locations are Reynolda Road and Lexington Road.
Scholar Vision General Fund Scholarships - Applicants must demonstrate a financial need for scholarship funding. There is a supplemental section explaining financial assistance. Applicants interested in consideration for a scholarship based on financial need, in addition to scholastics, should provide the requested information.
Clyde B. Pagette Scholarship - An applicant must be an employee of Truliant enrolled in college or have a parent who currently works or serves on the board of directors for Truliant.
Applicants will be evaluated by the Foundation's Scholarship Selection Committee based on the following criteria:
- Demonstrated academic ability. The applicant should provide transcripts; including GPA (a minimum GPA of 3.00 is required). Entering freshmen should include high school records and continuing students should provide high school records and college records as considered necessary.
- Demonstrated writing ability. The applicant must submit an essay on the topic listed in the application.
- School activities. The applicant should list all high school or college activities and explain which activity is most important and why.
- Community activities. The applicant should list all community activities with high school or college activities. Explain which activity is most important and why.
Below is an application to be completed in its entirety and returned to your local Truliant Member Financial Center or mailed to the address referenced in the application, no later than February 10, 2012.
