Investing in our Future -

The Annual Scholarship Program

For over 20 years, DCU, through DCU for Kids has provided a scholarship program designed to assist students in the pursuit of a higher education with over $2.1 million in scholarships being awarded.

In 2024, DCU for Kids awarded 80 scholarships totaling $150,000 to graduating high school seniors judged most likely to excel at a college or university. In 2025, scholarship awards will range from $1,500 to $2,500.

Recipients are chosen by an impartial panel of business professionals and collegiate educators who base their decisions on scholastic achievement, community involvement, leadership skills, character and integrity, recommendation letters, as well as an essay submitted by the student.

2025 scholarship winners will be notified in late April by email and will be required to complete the Confirmation of Award form, which is due immediately upon receipt of the email notice.

Awards will be processed in early July 2025. Names of those selected will be posted below once all awards are confirmed.

The Annual Memorial Scholarship Program will begin to accept applications starting in December of 2025 for the 2026 application process. Please visit this page in late November of 2025 for Official Rules and FAQ’s.

2025 Schedule of Events:

  • Friday, December 13, 2024 – Application Portal Opens
  • Friday, February 28, 2025 at 3pm (ET) – Application Portal Closes
  • Applications and ALL supporting materials (including Letters of Recommendation) must be submitted through the online scholarship portal – NO exceptions! Please take note all deadlines are within Eastern Time (ET) Zone regardless of where you are located.
  • Late April, 2025 applicants selected to receive a scholarship award will receive a Confirmation of Award email with a link to 1). Accept the award and 2). Provide the name of the college or university where the awardee has been confirmed.
  • The Confirmation of Award Form is due immediately upon receipt of the email notice.
  • Early July, 2025 – Scholarships will be awarded. Award checks will be sent via FedEx.
  • Names of all scholarship recipients selected will be posted below once all awards are confirmed.

2024 Winners

2024 $2,500 DCU Scholarship Winners:
  • Aaron Lin - Newport News VA
  • Alexandra Bree Carson - Joplin MO
  • Arabelle Park - Los Altos CA
  • Asiana Spaw - Valparaiso IN
  • Ava Kristine Slaby - Akron OH
  • Brady Savage - Dunedin FL
  • Carson Cox - Montezuma IN
  • Colleen Schweninger - Dublin OH
  • Diya Brijesh - Frisco TX
  • Donielle Sanaa Woodard - Desoto TX
  • Karis Chen - Bellaire TX
  • Kemi Imode - Belcamp MD
  • Nell Frackowiak - Austin TX
  • Rahul Ramakrishnan - Parsippany NJ
  • Samantha Feingold - Long Beach NY
  • Sanjana Kumar - Chicago IL
  • Sharanya Chatterjee - Orlando FL
  • Srilakshmi Venkatesan - Hopkinton MA
  • Srilekha Mamidala - Garnet Valley PA
  • Thomas Ninan - Mickleton NJ
2024 $2,000 DCU Scholarship Winners:
  • Anantshri Asthana - Sugar Land, TX
  • Anatupenda Daphrose - Dallas, TX
  • Andrew Hazen - Nampa, ID
  • Anya Pinto - Plantation FL
  • Austin James Hinkley - Stanwood, MI
  • Charles Tang - Southborough, MA
  • Clara Howell - Millersville, PA
  • Clyde Lambert - Wilmington, MA
  • Courtney Thompson - Olathe, KS
  • Eamon Walsh - Atlanta, GA
  • Eric Sun - Southborough, MA
  • Eva Fatzaun - Sims, NC
  • George Kotsis - Brooklyn, NY
  • Janice MacKenzie Powell - Lawrenceville, GA
  • Kshetra Polavarapu - Irving, TX
  • Lindsay Ann Carstairs - Rancho Santa Fe, CA
  • Paige Brittany Plater - Chesapeake Beach, MD
  • Shua Hahm - Novi, MI
  • Verena Welch - Holden, MA
  • Ziyan Liu - Pleasanton, CA
2024 $1,500 DCU Scholarship Winners:
  • Abhinav Avvaru - Nashua, NH
  • Abhinav Nimmagadda - Marietta, GA
  • Akhil Kalepalli - Bridgewater, NJ
  • Analiese Green - Rainier, WA
  • Anika Nayak - Syosset, NY
  • Anirudh Krishnan - Canton, MI
  • Ariel Emiliano Duran - Detroit, MI
  • Audrey Rosenow - Modesto, CA
  • Benjamin Bill Hsieh - Onalaska, WI
  • Benjamin Loller - Worton, MD
  • Birdie Bachman - Liberty Lake, WA
  • Caroline Wilkins - Suwanee, GA
  • Constance Pleasants - Wilson, NC
  • Eden Wilson - Washington, DC
  • Ethan Larimore - Fairfax Station, VA
  • Hannah Gatewood - El Paso, TX
  • Isabel Xiyue Yang - Douglasville, GA
  • Isabella Dang - Chula Vista, CA
  • Isha Jannu - Mckinney, TX
  • Jack Kantor London - Stow, MA
  • Joseph Guo Yu - Shrewsbury, MA
  • Kaia J. Greene - Ashburn, VA
  • Kelsey Deanna Hussey - Bear Creek, NC
  • Madeline Davis - Kalispell, MT
  • Mark Leschinsky - Mahwah, NJ
  • Maya Samone Millsape - Havre De Grace, MD
  • Misimi Sanni - Atlanta, GA
  • Nicole Lorrainne D'Souza - Stoneham, MA
  • Pooja Nagareddygari - O'Fallon, MO
  • Priyanka Gupta - Frederick, MD
  • Quynh Thomas - Costa Mesa, CA
  • Rakshit Raj Bisoi - Glastonbury, CT
  • Rebecca Xue - Overland Park, KS
  • Samantha Laflotte - Merrimack, NH
  • Sanvik Medavarapu - Ashburn, VA
  • Sarah Lahyun Sung - Sammamish, WA
  • Seth Oltmans - Beatrice, NE
  • Shiven Ajwaliya - Woburn, MA
  • Spencer Belson - Andover, MA
  • Thomas Alan Hays - Jackson, MI

All DCU employees, volunteers, subsidiaries, affiliates, and their immediate family members are ineligible to apply to the DCU Memorial Scholarship Program.