IFCU College Scholarships: Your Future, Rewarded!
Dream big and let IFCU help make it happen! We’re awarding $10,000 in scholarships to students who are ready to take charge of their financial futures. Learning about budgeting, credit cards, and other key financial topics has never been more rewarding!
Applying is Easy!
Start by completing the Banzai Teen Course and earning your qualifying score. Then submit your application and let us take care of the rest. We’re here to make your journey to college a little lighter and a lot more rewarding. Don’t miss out—your future starts here!
Scholarship amounts are based on your IFCU membership length, with $500 awarded for each year of membership. Funds can be used for tuition at any 2- or 4-year U.S. college, trade school, or university.
Scholarship application period has ended. Will reopen February 2026.
February 1, 2025 - April 30, 2025
Here’s how it works:
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Complete the Banzai Teen Course through your classroom teacher or online between February 1, 2025, and April 30, 2025.
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Score 85% or higher on the post-test.
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Submit your application—and you could earn a scholarship of up to $5,000!
Eligibility Requirements:
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Be a primary member of Industrial Federal Credit Union. Not a member yet? Join before the application deadline!
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Be accepted to an accredited undergraduate program (minimum 12-credit semester or full-time equivalent) starting in fall 2025.
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Be a graduating high school senior with a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
Note: Immediate family members of IFCU employees and Board members are not eligible.
College Scholarship Applications Have Closed
Congratulations to
our past winners:
Dalys Martinez
2024 Winner
Frankfort High School
Jeazmin Ruiz-Sanchez
2024 Winner
Lafayette Jefferson High School
Nathan Novak
2024 Winner
Lafayette Central Catholic Jr.- Sr. High School
Nichole Spurr
2024 Winner
Southmont High School
Maguire Thompson
2023 Winner
Delphi Community High School
Ava Sayre
2023 Winner
Benton Central Jr/Sr High School
*One submission per person. By submitting an entry to the Industrial Federal Credit Union Banzai Financial Education Scholarship, you are certifying that you are a senior in high school and give permission for your name to be published as a winner of the contest. Winners will be notified by phone, mail, and/or email before June 18, 2025. If you are selected as a winner, please remain in contact with Industrial Federal Credit Union to claim your scholarship upon acceptance and enrollment to a US college. Proof of enrollment will be required to claim your scholarship and must be claimed during the 2025 fall semester.
*Open and offered to legal residents of the United States (US) and currently enrolled as a high school senior student (Grade 12) as of February 1, 2025 in an accredited high school or alternative schooling program that will award the equivalent of a high school diploma as designated by their state, and must be enrolled in a two- or four-year US college before December 31, 2025. The scholarship entry period begins at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time (EST) on February 1, 2025 and ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on April 30, 2025. Odds of winning are dependent on number of submissions. A panel of judges will review entries and determine a winner. Employees, board members and immediate family of Industrial Federal Credit Union, or Banzai are not eligible for this scholarship.