Scholarship Application 2017 First Financial FCU is offering the chance for one graduating senior

410-321-6060 / 1-800-903-3328 from every high school within the communities we serve* to win a www.firstfinancial.org $3,000 College Scholarship.

SCHOLARSHIP PACKET DEADLINE - FEBRUARY 1, 2017

COMPLETE APPLICATION

BEFORE applying: Student Information Student must have their own Name (First, MI, Last) FFFCU Account Number (last 5 digits) savings account (and be in good standing) with First Financial FCU. Home Address: Street Not yet a member? Mail or drop off a membership application to City State Zip any First Financial location PRIOR

to submitting your scholarship Phone Birth Date packet by the February 1st deadline. Visit www.firstfinancial.org or call Personal Email High School 410-321-6060 for a membership application. Intended College or Post Secondary Institution Intended Major or Field of Study

GATHER ITEMS

BEFORE submitting: Scholarship Packet Checklist

Gather items to COMPLETE the q This 1-page application Scholarship Packet. Submit directly q Official High School Transcript (minimum un-weighted GPA of 2.5 required) to your High School Counseling Office* by February 1, 2017. q One Academic letter of reference q One Character letter of reference (acceptable references include Counselors, Coaches, Employers, etc.)

q List and describe school and community activities. Include any leadership roles and responsibilities.

q Essay of 300 words or less on the following topic: “Explain why you want to further your education and how a FFFCU Scholarship will enable you to do this.”

*Incomplete applications, applications received after the deadline, and applications that are submitted to the incorrect location (as indicated above) will be automatically disqualified. CHECK SUBMISSION DETAILS

If your school IS listed here: School Listing submit all required documents Boys’ Latin School of as one packet to your school’s Counseling Office. Bryn Mawr School Mount Saint Joseph High School Calvert Hall College High School New Town High School If your school IS NOT listed here: either mail all required documents Carver Center for Arts & Technology Our Lady of Mt. Carmel as one packet directly to FFFCU, c/o Scholarship Committee, 1215 York Century High School Road, Lutherville, MD 21093 -or- bring to any First Financial office by Chesapeake High School Park School the February 1, 2017 deadline. Concordia Preparatory School All submissions MUST be made by Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Patapsco High School FEBRUARY 1, 2017. Perry Hall Christian School

Dundalk High School

Eastern Technical High School

Francis Scott Key High School

Franklin High School Redeemer Classical Christian School

Friends School of Roland Park Country School

Garrison Forest School South Carroll High School

Gateway School Sparrows Point High School

Gilman School St. Paul’s School

Hereford High School St. Paul’s School for Girls

Kenwood High School St. Timothy’s School for Girls

Lansdowne High School The Catholic High School

Liberty High School

Loch Raven High School Western School of Technology

Loyola Blakefield Westminster High School

Manchester Valley High School Winters Mill High School

McDonogh School Woodlawn High School

* Graduating seniors who are FFFCU members but do not attend a Baltimore County, Carroll County, or private high school within our field of membership are still eligible to apply and win. These students should submit their application directly to FFFCU, c/o Scholarship Committee, 1215 York Road, Lutherville, MD 21093 or submit at any First Financial office by February 1, 2017. First Financial FCU employees, volunteers, and their family members are ineligible to apply.

QUESTIONS? CONTACT FFFCU’S MARKETING DEPARTMENT AT 410-321-6060.

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