WYCUP 2023 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

The World’s Young Credit Union Professionals scholarship program connects emerging leaders to a world of opportunity through our global network of credit unions and financial cooperatives. These annual awards recognize individuals who have demonstrated leadership and exemplify a commitment to improving lives through financial cooperatives.

The WYCUP scholarship includes airfare, hotel and registration fees to attend one of the following events:

1. JUNE 21-26– The Confederation of Caribbean Credit Unions (CCCU) Convention will bring together representatives from across the Caribbean in the beautiful country of St. Kitts and Nevis for five (5) days of engagement, leadership, and learning opportunities! 
   -The CCCU was created with the aim of being the pre-eminent Regional Apex Organization Empowering Caribbean people through a Unified Co-operative Sector. Their mission is to facilitate the advancement of the Caribbean Cooperative Sector through sustainable growth and development, protecting the movement’s philosophy and values and ensuring safe, sound and efficient co-operative service providers. This year you will have the opportunity to attend visits to Credit Unions in St. Kitts. 
         IMPORTANT Please Note:
   Due to the needs of the CCCU, we ask that you are proficient in the English language. Additionally, scholarship applicants are asked to have local industry perspectives as it relates to sustainability and be prepared to have a conversation with CCCU youth successors and leaders as WYCUP Scholars.
   
   
2. JULY 21-25– The World Credit Union Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, USA represent the world’s largest gathering of emerging leaders and credit union professionals. This year, the WYCUP Global Youth Summit will bring together emerging leaders from around the world. Scholarship recipients will connect with the pulse of our global movement and build new relationships with your global peers during five (5) full days of learning, networking and exchange.

Scholarship recipients will additionally engage with their global peers during virtual and in-person events throughout the year and have the exclusive opportunity to serve on the WYCUP Leadership Council as we explore opportunities for greater collaboration on our shared global challenges.

Scholarship Recipient Responsibilities

Scholarship recipients will play an active role throughout the year following the award, sharing their experience and attending quarterly meetings of the WYCUP Affiliates Council and the exclusive opportunity to serve on the WYCUP Leadership Council.

• Scholarship recipients are asked to document international engagement on social media, actively participate at all WYCUP events and support collaboration between WYCUP and local networks.
• Scholars must be able to obtain (if applicable) a valid VISA for Travel. Failure to do so may make it so you are unable to attend an in-person engagement as a WYCUP Scholar recipient. 
• Scholarship recipients and their sponsoring organizations will sign a commitment letter recognizing these responsibilities. Failure to do so may result in forfeiture of the scholarship.