RAPID CITY, S.D., December 24, 2018 – Today, Black Hills Federal Credit Union announced the opening of its VIBZ Scholarship Program, which will provide eight high school seniors with a one-time scholarship of $2,000 to further their education.

Encouraging educational success, the scholarship is available to qualifying students attending any accredited vocational and technical school, college or university during the 2019 – 2020 academic year. To qualify, applicants must be in their senior year of high school, 19 years old or younger, and a VIBZ member at BHFCU.

Applications are available online at bhfcu.com and all BHFCU locations. Completed applications must be received by February 15, 2019.  Recipients will be announced by March 22. Scholarship recipients will be selected by a committee based on their outstanding commitment, leadership, community service and academic achievement.

The VIBZ Scholarship Program is part of BHFCU’s ongoing commitment to education and student success. Every year, the Credit Union visits more than 100 area classrooms to teach students about financial literacy. BHFCU also hosts an annual School Supply Drive that collects and distributes more than 100,000 school supplies for students in need.

About Black Hills Federal Credit Union

Established in Rapid City in 1941, Black Hills Federal Credit Union is a member-owned, not-for-profit, financial cooperative serving over 70,000 members. The community-chartered credit union has locations in Pierre, Rapid City, Custer, Eagle Butte, Hot Springs, Sioux Falls, Spearfish, Sturgis, and Wall, South Dakota. For more information, visit bhfcu.com.