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Eva Chesley Scholarship

The Support Education Foundation is proud to preserve Eva Chesley’s legacy by awarding scholarships to students pursuing a career in education. Eva taught for 38 years and her commitment to the education of students in the public school system and the surrounding communities was evident to all those who knew her. She also served on the Board of Directors of Educational Systems Federal Credit Union for over 25 years. Ms. Chesley held numerous leadership positions as a director, committee member, vice chair and chair. She also served on the Education Credit Union Council (ECUC) Board of Directors for eight years and served as president. ECUC is a national community of credit unions who serve schools, universities, and educational select employee groups.

Scholarship amount

A recurring scholarship in the amount of $5,000 per year for three years. Two scholarships are available in 2025.*

Scholarship purpose

The scholarship money can be used for tuition at a four-year college or university in the state of Maryland.

Eligibility

  • Rising college sophomore pursuing a degree in education
  • Full-time student (minimum of 12 credit hours)
  • Minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA to qualify initially and each consecutive year

Applications

Applications can be submitted between February 1, 2025 and March 15, 2025. Winners will be are announced by June 16, 2025 and the scholarship money will be paid directly to the school the student will attend in the fall.

* A scholarship will be awarded to two rising college sophomores pursuing a degree in education and who attend a four-year college or university in the state of Maryland. Applicants are only eligible to apply for one scholarship per year from the Support Education Foundation. The scholarship recipients must continue to meet the eligibility requirements in order to maintain scholarship benefits over the three year term. Educational Systems FCU employees, volunteers and their family members are not eligible to apply.