SAFE Accepting Applications for $16,000 in Scholarships
Mar 18, 2025 02:55PM ● By SAFE Credit Union News Release
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, CA (MPG) - SAFE Credit Union is now accepting applications for its annual scholarship awards for $4,000 each to support graduating high school seniors and students currently attending community college.
“SAFE is committed to helping students achieve their dreams with skills for a successful financial future,” says SAFE Credit Union Vice President Community Relations and Financial Education Rebecca Delmundo. “We are excited to provide each recipient with this scholarship to help empower students to reach their educational goals and positively impact their community.”
SAFE will award four scholarships of $4,000 each in the competitive scholarship program. Applications will be accepted through Friday, March 21, and can be accessed here or by visiting: SAFE Scholarship Program.
To be eligible, applicants must be a member of SAFE with a checking or savings account in good standing, must be a graduating high school senior or a current community college student with 60 or fewer credits with a GPA of 3.0 or above and Currently attending a high school or community college in one of the 13 counties in SAFE’s service area: Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, Yolo, San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Solano, Yuba, Sutter, Butte, Nevada, Alameda, and Amador.
“We recognize that post-secondary education is so important for people to gain the knowledge for jobs that provide for good incomes and career satisfaction,” Delmundo says. “We want students to obtain that education, be it at a community college, university, or a trade school. SAFE is here to help them get a jump on their careers.”
According to a recent article from Business Insider, the average student loan debt was $29,300 for 2022-23 graduates. SAFE created this program to ease that financial burden from local students with a $4,000 scholarship.
“While the long-term benefits of attending higher education are clear, paying tuition can be challenging for so many families,” Delmundo says. “That’s why SAFE continues to provide this scholarship to help promising students cover more of their educational costs.”
For more information about SAFE Credit Union’s scholarship program, contact SAFE Credit Union Senior Public Affairs Specialist, Caitlin Estes at caitlin.Estes@safecu.org or 916-597-5870.
