Scholarships available for the 2023 school year

The credit union is able to make a variety of scholarship opportunities available to graduating high school seniors each year. These scholarships are either credit union funded or made available by credit union partners and vendors. 

Gates Chili FCU Member Scholarship

This scholarship awards $1,000 to a graduating high school student to go towards their college education at an accredited college. Members apply for this scholarship automatically when they apply for the Rochester Chapter of the Credit Union Association of New York Scholarship. Winners are chosen based on academic and personal merit.

Gates Chili FCU Scholarship

See the Gates Chili High School Career Office for application
This scholarship awards $1,000 to a high school student at Gates Chili High School who applies for, but is not awarded, the Gates Chili Teacher's Association Scholarship.

Gates Chili FCU Book Scholarship (Deadline has passed)

Each year, the credit union randomly selects four students that are current members of the credit union to receive $250 scholarships to ease the financial burden of college textbooks.

Application Form

Rochester Chapter of the Credit Union Association of New York Scholarship (Deadline extended until May 31st, 2023)

This scholarship program is a collaboration among credit unions throughout Rochester -- credit unions fund the scholarship account which is used to make available as many $500 and $1,000 scholarships as possible each year to deserving high school students that are members of credit unions throughout Rochester.

Application Form