SCHOLARSHIPS

Apply for the Presidential Scholarship

About the scholarship

The Georgia’s Own Foundation’s Presidential Scholarship is back for 2025. This award is a gift from our President & CEO, David A. Preter, and is designed to help shape the next generation of credit union leaders. If you will be a first-year college student for the 2025-26 school year and plan to major in business, you could win a $5,000 scholarship!

Applications are due May 16, 2025. Download the official rules here.

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You must be currently enrolled in the 12th grade at a public, private, or accredited home school to be eligible.
You must be entering an undergraduate major at an accredited institution's business school for the first time to be eligible.
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Guidelines for Presidential Scholarship Consideration
  • The applicant must be a primary member or child of a primary member of Georgia’s Own Credit Union for a minimum of three (3) months, and the account must be in good standing.
  • The applicant must be a Georgia resident.
  • The applicant must be entering an undergraduate course of study for the first time in 2025-26 at an accredited institution.
  • The applicant must be planning to seek a major within the institution’s business school.
  • The applicant must complete the application in full and provide accompanying documentation by the submission deadline.
  • Home school applicants are accepted as long as proper accreditation paperwork is provided.
  • Applicants who meet all of the above requirements will be eligible for scholarship entry.

Officers, Directors, Supervisory Committee Members, Employees, Vendors, Agents, Successors and Assignments of Georgia’s Own Credit Union and the Georgia’s Own Foundation and immediate family members (defined as spouse, mother, father, in-laws, grandmother, grandfather, brother, sister, children, and grandchildren) are not eligible to win above-mentioned scholarships. Entries will be judged by the Preter family in conjunction with a third-party panel of experts.