Scholarships

HAPO is accepting applications between January 1, 2025 and March 31, 2025. We will notify scholarship applicants with an application status by May 19, 2025.

We are proud to provide $70,000 in educational assistance to entering freshman and college students, as well as those interested in a trade school or an apprenticeship. HAPO will also award a portion of the funds to members who have active student loans from continuing their higher education. More details regarding Student Loan Repayment eligibility are listed at the bottom of the page.

Eligibility and Requirements

To be eligible in 2025, you must be a primary member in good standing with HAPO Community Credit Union and be enrolling in college as a full-time student with a 3.0 or greater cumulative high school GPA. Past HAPO scholarship award winners are not eligible to receive an additional HAPO scholarship. Institution/program must be located inside of the United States.

Before you fill out the Scholarship Application Form, please be sure you complete the following items and have them ready to upload:

• Cover Letter
• LiveNow Certificates
• Scholarship Reference Form (provide 3)
• Transcripts from your most recent institution - excludes Loan Repayment applicants
• Up-to-date Resume
• Photocopy of Completed Degree - Loan Repayment applicants only 

Applications must be submitted electronically. Hand delivered or mailed applications will not be accepted.

View our complete  Scholarship Guide for more information.

You must create a profile or login to LIVENOW, and complete 5 of the following 9 courses with a minimum score of 70% on each course.  Courses must be completed between January 1, 2025 and March 31, 2025 to qualify.  Upon completion, print out the certificates for the completed courses and submit them with your application. Each course will take approximately 15-20 minutes. 

Scholarship Awards will be paid directly to the Institution that the recipient will be attending. In order for HAPO to provide payment to the Institution, the recipient must provide the following documents by July 14, 2025. If the documents are not provided to HAPO by July 14, 2025, the recipient will forfeit their scholarship.

• W9 (for attending college/university/school)
• Official Transcript
• Acceptance Letter

Please note, once the award has been issued to the requested school, we cannot re-issue a check to another institution if the recipient decides to attend another institution. If the recipient decides to attend another institution and the scholarship has already been issued, the recipient forfeits the scholarship. 

To be eligible for a Student Loan Repayment, applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Applicant must be in good standing and a primary signer on their account.
• Applicant must have completed their degree from an accredited college, university, or technical/trade school in the United States and provide proof of degree completion (i.e. copy of diploma).
• Applicant must provide their latest loan statement as proof of loan balance.
• Loans in default will not be eligible.
• Payments for the Student Loan Debt Repayment program will be applied as a payment to the loan servicer.