Carson City, Nevada - January 12, 2018 — Greater Nevada Credit Union (GNCU) has expanded its annual scholarship program to help even more people pursue their undergraduate, technical or trade school education goals. This year GNCU will award 30 scholarships to qualifying individuals.

Twenty-five $2,000 scholarships are available to applicants who are a GNCU member, or the child, spouse, or parent of a GNCU member.  The applicant must be age 24 or younger at the time of application. In addition, five $2,000 scholarships are available to GNCU members only who are age 25 or older at the time of application.

Selection criteria will be based on the financial need of the applicants, as well as academic performance, school and community involvement, and written recommendations from schools and community leaders. Recipients must attend school as a full-time student during the 2018/2019 school year and can use the scholarship monies for tuition, course registration, special classes, laboratory fees, room and board, textbooks, and class materials.

Completed applications must be submitted no later than March 30, 2018.  For more information and to apply for a Greater Nevada Credit Union scholarship visit gncu.org.

Greater Nevada Credit Union (GNCU) is headquartered in Carson City and has been helping Nevadans with their financial needs since 1949. The credit union serves more than 64,000 consumers and small businesses, and has more than $820 million in assets. GNCU’s subsidiaries include Greater Nevada Mortgage, Greater Commercial Lending, and Greater Nevada Insurance. GNCU is open to everyone living or working in Nevada.