Scholarships

The 2024 scholarship application is now closed. Please come back next year.

Mr. Hinkle unselfishly volunteered at our credit union for over 34 years. He was a visionary leader that supported the credit union’s efforts to help the community, widen our membership base, and better protect our members’ assets and deposits. Mr. Hinkle embraced the credit union’s need to branch out to meet the needs of members and the community as a whole. Shortly before his death in April 2002, Mr. Hinkle helped secure the land that would eventually become the new 10,000 square foot main office on Grande Boulevard in Tyler. Many Kelly Community employees remember Mr. Hinkle as “a great man to work for who cared for credit union members and employees.”

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How to Apply

Scholarship Criteria & Requirements:

1. Applicant must be a graduating high school senior or college student who has completed 24 credit hours at an accredited college/university.
2. Applicant must be a member in good standing of Kelly Community Federal Credit Union (KCFCU), and/or be related to an immediate family member in good standing at KCFCU. (Immediate family is defined as: spouse, father/mother, father-in-law/mother-in-law, sister/brother, sister-in-law/brother-in-law, son/daughter, step-parent, step-siblings, step-children, grandparent/spouse’s grandparent.) A minimum of 180 calendar days of KCFCU membership is required prior to date of application.
3. If applicant is a graduating high school senior, all high school transcripts through the fall semester of the applicant’s senior year will be required with the application. Home-schooled graduating seniors must provide an original, notarized copy of their transcript. Originals are required; no copies are accepted.
4. High school applicants must plan to attend an accredited 4-year college or university or a 2-year accredited community college.
5. College student applicants must be currently enrolled in an accredited 2-year or 4-year community college, college, or university. A certified copy of the applicant’s college transcripts from the school’s registrar’s office is required along with current semester’s class schedule showing proof of full-time status as an enrolled student.
6. Applicant will be judged based on, but not limited to, the following criteria:
   • GPA
   • Academic Achievement
   • Community Involvement
   • Leadership
   • Letters of Recommendation
   • Essay