Arbor Financial to Award $20,000 in Scholarships!
We will be awarding ten $2,000 scholarships to high school seniors this spring as part of Arbor Financial's 26th annual scholarship program. We believe strongly in the value of higher education and proudly enhance opportunities and advancement through this program. Applications are now closed for the 2025 Arbor Financial Scholarship program, and winners will be announced soon.
Scholarship Program
We're proud to support the ambitions of our youth to improve their lives through higher education by awarding a total of $592,000 in scholarships as of 2024. Applications are now closed for the 2025 Arbor Financial Scholarship Program. Thank you to all who have applied!
Who is Eligible:
- Graduating high school or home school seniors. If you are an early college student, please wait to apply until your last year.
- Current member in good standing at Arbor Financial. Not a member yet? Join Today!
- Applicants must be accepted into an accredited post-secondary school.
- The 2026 scholarship program will be announced in November 2025.
How to Apply:
- Your submitted scholarship essay will be anonymously judged on the strength of the essay. This year's essay topic was: Describe a time when you used creativity to solve a problem or overcome a challenge. How did your creative approach lead to a successful outcome, and what did you learn from the experience?
- The essay must be between 500 and 750 words.
- The essay is typed and double-spaced.
- The top right corner of each page of the essay contains your initials of first, middle, and last name.
- The essay has a title.
- Submit your application and upload your essay in a PDF online.
- Essay File name should be the name of your essay and your initials.
- The essay topic changes yearly, and the new topic for the 2026 scholarship will be published in November 2025.
The deadline for 2025 has passed it was: February 2, 2025, by 11:59 p.m.
Awards:
- We will be awarding 10 high school seniors with $2,000 scholarships.
- Winners of the 2025 Arbor Financial Scholarship will be contacted in April 2025.
- Checks will be made payable to both the winner and the educational institution and will be mailed to the winner in May 2025. Scholarships must be used in the 2025 fall semester.
- Winners will be asked to submit a photo for use on our website and/or social media outlets.
- Select essays from our winners may be published on our website and/or social media outlets.
An Account Designed with Students in Mind
Graduation is a special time for seniors, as you say goodbye to high school and hello to independence. Whether you're headed to college or straight to the workforce, Arbor Financial's Volt Banking will help you take charge of your money with special perks designed especially for young adults like you.
We've seriously reduced or outright eliminated a variety of fees, and we offer a special credit card that can help you begin building good credit for when you want to buy that first car. Additionally, we hold a variety of educational events at our 9th Street headquarters, as well as in the schools for both high school and college students, designed to help them make informed, good choices with their money.
And that's in addition to all the other perks that come with a membership at Arbor Financial, like free access to over 30,000 ATMs nationwide, Online Banking access, and more!