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.

2025 Winners

2025 $2,500 DCU Scholarship Winners:
  • Aarav Ahuja - Cedar Park, TX
  • Adedamola Atobatele - Sugar Land, TX
  • Agneya Tharun - Clarksburg, MD
  • Alan Chen - Austin, TX
  • Alissa Que Lai - El Monte, CA
  • Alyssa Mammen - Arlington Heights, IL
  • Arav Patel - Murphy, TX
  • Carolina Jones - Kinston, NC
  • Carolyn He - Randolph, NJ
  • Chinmay Khare - Toledo, OH
  • Elaine Tang - Gilbert, AZ
  • Esha Bennet - Hopkinton, MA
  • Jasper Ellis Troutman - Fall River, MA
  • Josephine Richards - Frederic, WI
  • Katherine Robinson - Princeton, MA
  • Katherine Verrando - Philadelphia, PA
  • Krish Khosla - Irving, TX
  • Lanee Isabelle Imperato - Spanish Fort, AL
  • Lucas Gerard Valera - Metuchen, NJ
  • Varenya Saireddy Katta - Concord, NC
2025 $2,000 DCU Scholarship Winners:
  • Abhiram Kilaru - Phoenix, AZ
  • Adhik Durga - Wesley Chapel, FL
  • Aishwaryalakshmi Saravanan - Sharon, MA
  • Alexander Stephan - Hopkinton, MA
  • Camila Ayala Rosales - Hampton, GA
  • Catherine Xinyi Zhao - Boca Raton, FL
  • Dean Wang - Rochester, MN
  • Eugenie Kim - Olathe, KS
  • Harshmit Verman - Avon, CT
  • Inesh Rai - Warwick, RI
  • Luke Thankachan Cyrus - San Antonio, TX
  • Max Feinberg - Deerfield, IL
  • Mohin Patel - San Antonio, TX
  • Natalie Olivia Clark - Cleveland, TN
  • Pramya Surapaneni - Marlboro, NJ
  • Rashmika Vidhya Subramanian - Mooresville, NC
  • Rohan Patel - Lutz, FL
  • Sakethram Ramakrishnan - Suwanee, GA
  • Shaurya Patni - Hopkinton, MA
  • Taksh Bhatia - Chandler, AZ
2025 $1,500 DCU Scholarship Winners:
  • Ainsley Reese Gennaro - Wesson, MS
  • Ajibola Ajani - Bowie, MD
  • Alexandra True - East Freetown, MA
  • Ananya Ramesh - Plano, TX
  • Anushka Liz Mathew - Collierville, TN
  • Anwen Williams - Lawrence, KS
  • Aubree Giselle Marquez - Lubbock, TX
  • Aubrey Allen - Lithonia, GA
  • Ayla Elizabeth Zook - King George, VA
  • Beverly Ferris Holton - Columbia, SC
  • Camryn Howard - Washington DC
  • Chanda Kumar - Thornton, CO
  • Chloe Retuya - Cheshire, CT
  • Claire Layne Ellis - Edmond, OK
  • Clare Rose Whitaker - Austin, TX
  • Dexter Delaney - Winthrop, WA
  • Dorcas Fabunmi - Benton, AR
  • Evangeline Meiling Ko - Highland Heights, OH
  • Gabrielle Wongbe - Rockville Centre, NY
  • Ivanna Fernanda Ruiz - Chula Vista, CA
  • Joyce Qian Hu - Morgantown, WV
  • Kailey Calvo - Saint Petersburg, FL
  • Katlyn Renee Hoffman - Chesapeake, VA
  • Lilly Sak - Magnolia, TX
  • Lily Camille Jones - Bullard, TX
  • Lincoln Huckaby - Cascade, ID
  • Liz Mar Ruisanchez Melendez - Virginia Beach, VA
  • Makenzi Rihanna Henderson - Missouri City, TX
  • Mikayla Traill - St. Albans, NY
  • Miranda Whiting - Bells, TX
  • Nathaniel Kim - Ballwin, MO
  • Peter Olhava - Newton, MA
  • Reagan Marie Veale - San Clemente, CA
  • Rebecca Skylar Levine - Boca Raton, FL
  • Robert Graydon Flinn - Concord, MA
  • Rylee Michelle Smith - Plainfield, IN
  • Sadhil Mehta - Troy, OH
  • Sujay Chava - Ellington, CT
  • Temiladeoluwa Deborah Adeniran - Seymour, CT
  • Vaishnavi Aedavalli - Rancho Cucamonga, CA

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