Students who bank with Envision Financial stand to gain significant help with tuition costs. This year, Envision Financial is offering $32,000 in scholarships to secondary and post-secondary students throughout the province who demonstrated outstanding scholastic ability and exceptional community volunteer service.
"At Envision, we're committed to making a difference in the financial lives of our members throughout all stages of life," says Loree Gray, vice-president, retail banking at Envision Financial. "That's why we're proud to support local students who are committed to academic excellence and are leaders within their community. We hope this award will enable them to continue to make a difference in the lives of others."
Scholarship awards of $2,000 will be presented to qualifying students. To be eligible, secondary students must be graduating from grade 12 in 2012 and post-secondary students must have at least one year of full-time studies left to complete. Students who are currently Envision members and have demonstrated exceptional scholastic ability as well as school and community volunteer service are encouraged to apply.
Applications and qualifying criteria can be found at any Envision branch or on the Envision Financial website at www.envisionfinancial.ca
All submissions are due by April 2, 2012.
Since 1996, Envision Financial has disbursed over $439,000 in funding for high-school and post-secondary students across British Columbia.
About Envision Financial
Envision Financial is a division of First West Credit Union, B.C.'s third-largest credit union with 37 branches and 29 insurance offices throughout the Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley, Kitimat and Okanagan, Similkameen and Thompson regions. Led by Launi Skinner, First West has approximately $6.2 billion in assets under administration, 167,000 members and more than 1,300 employees. For eight years running, Envision was named one of the 50 Best Employers in Canada. Envision is designated a Caring Company by Imagine Canada
