WYCUP SCHOLARSHIP

A world of opportunity.

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Application submission for the 2025 WYCUP Scholarship Awards has closed.

As we work with our WOCCU Members to confirm employment status and support for our chosen candidates, we have pushed our announcement of the 2025 Scholarship Winners to the week of March 10-15 to give time for feedback.
WYCUP Scholarship Review Committee appreciates your patience.

Please email WYCUP Program Manager Ari Farrell- Afarrell@woccu.org - with any questions.

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Connect your career to a world of opportunities through the WYCUP Scholarship.

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:

Sicredi Study Tour- Brazil

Save the Date!

April 13-18 2025- Study Tour
+Super Summit Sicredi- Foz de Iguaçu, State of Paraná, Brazil

April 14-16 2025

Mission
Be a cooperative system, valuing relationships and offering financial solutions to add income and contribute to improving the quality of life of members and society.

Values
- Preserving the business cooperative nature.
- Respect the individuality of each member.
- Valuing people and fostering their development.
- Preserving the institution as a system.
- Respecting official and internal norms.
- Management effectiveness and transparency.

Sicredi is a cooperative financial institution that values regional economies, creates business opportunities and helps its members develop. A system of credit unions focused on sustainable growth that is growing closer to people and communities each day, as they are the reason for its existence.

Sicredi

World Credit Union Conference (WCUC)

July 14-17, 2025 – The World Credit Union Conference in Stockholm, Sweden, represents the world’s largest gathering of emerging leaders and credit union professionals.
Scholarship recipients will connect with the pulse of our global movement and build new relationships with their global peers during five (5) full days of learning, networking, and exchange. WYCUP Scholars will also get access to exclusive conference extras and participate in a community giveback activity as part of their experience.
This year, we will be having a WYCUP In-person Global Emerging Leaders Summit, bringing together young and emerging leaders from around the world. There will also be additional breakout learning sessions and networking during the WCUC 2025!

WCUC 2025

Why WYCUP?

WYCUP is unique among professional networks. We share global perspectives and empower emerging leaders who are empathetic, innovative and better prepared to lead financial cooperatives to a brighter future. Our credit unions might work locally, but people connected through WYCUP are applying their local actions to our shared global challenges. In the process, we’re changing the relationship between our organizations and young people around the world. By investing in young leaders like you today, credit unions and financial cooperatives are ensuring our shared success and sustainability tomorrow.

Who should participate?

Employees and volunteers (40 years of age and younger) from credit unions that are affiliated with WOCCU member organizations are welcome to apply. If you are passionate about your work and want to share your talents and experience with your global peers, this is the professional development opportunity for you!

Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible for the WYCUP scholarship, individuals must:

Be 40 years of age or younger on January 1, 2025.
Demonstrate passion, leadership, personal commitment, and the potential to influence credit unions or financial cooperatives within or outside their country.
Be an active employee and/or volunteer with a credit union or cooperative financial institution.
Preference will be given to applicants who are engaged with local young professional networks, or working to create a local network.
Be endorsed by a credit union, cooperative financial institution or national/regional association that is either a member of the World Council of Credit Unions or is affiliated with one of its members.
WOCCU member organizations
Not have been a previous WYCUP scholarship recipient or a current World Council employee.

Application Checklist
An eligible application for the WYCUP scholarship includes the following:

An application form is completed by the candidate with their sponsor's knowledge.
Proof of age (e.g., copy of passport, driver’s license, birth certificate or other official document).
A video of the applicant responding to the questions noted on the Application Form.
WYCUP scholarship nominations must be received by January 31, 2025. Applications and any supporting materials should be directed to wycup@woccu.org.

Notes on the Video Requirement

The video should be a maximum of 5 minutes in duration.
Please ensure the video is recorded in landscape / horizontal format.
Nominees must upload their videos to YouTube. The video should be titled: “Your Name - WYCUP 2025”. The link to the video must be noted on the Nomination Form.
All nomination materials become the property of World Council and may be used for promotional purposes in World Council’s educational, news or promotional material, whether in print, electronic or other media, including the World Council website.

Selection Process
A panel of World Council and Worldwide Foundation staff, alongside WYCUP alumni, will review all applications based on the criteria noted in the eligibility requirements. Recipients will be announced in February 2025 and will be celebrated in a live video meeting at the WYCUP Virtual- Network Meeting in February 2025!

Scholarship Application Materials

WYCUP Scholarship Applications Open

January 8, 2025

Application Process Closed

Previous Scholarship Recipients

Links to videos of previous WYCUP scholarship recipients.

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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.
Scholarship recipients are strongly encouraged to document international engagement in social media, actively participate during WYCUP events and support collaboration between WYCUP and local networks.
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.
The ability to obtain and receive a visa may be a requirement of your experience. Please plan ahead. If you are selected to attend and you are unable to obtain your Visa you may be unable to attend an in person event as a WYCUP Scholar.