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The FiSCA National Scholarship Program is
available to benefit deserving college-bound high school seniors from
families in areas served by its members.
Funding for the national scholarship
program is provided by voluntary contributions from FiSCA members and
affiliate members, including MoneyGram International and Western Union.
The FiSCA National Scholarship Program awards cash grants of at
least $2,000 to two students selected from each of five geographic regions across the
nation. Criteria is based on academic achievement, leadership skills
in school and the community, perseverance in the face of significant
obstacles, and an essay written expressly for the competition.
FiSCA has awarded more than $396,000 in
scholarship awards to 164 deserving students from across the country
since the inception of the program.
In 2007, $54,500 in scholarships
were awarded at the FiSCA Annual Conference! Read the
press release on the 2007 awardees.
The application period for the
2008 - 2009 academic year has closed. Watch for the announcement
of the 2008 awardees.
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