WYCUP 2025 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 (1) of the following events:

1. April 13-18 2025– Super Summit Sicredi- The meeting, promoted by the Sicredi PR/SP/RJ Central, brought together approximately 1,200 leaders from cooperative financial institutions in the state of Paraná, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. The initiative is aimed at members of the Youth and Women's Committees, movements that have contributed to strengthening more diverse governance, especially with the presence of female leaders and new generations in the day-to-day operations of credit and investment cooperatives.
   
   Additionally, scholarship applicants are asked to have local industry perspectives as they relate to sustainability and agriculture community impact and be prepared to have a conversation with youth and women committee members from Sicredi as WYCUP Scholars.
   
   
   
2. JULY 14-16, 2025– The World Credit Union Conference in Stockholm, Sweden, represents the world’s largest gathering of emerging leaders and credit union professionals. This year, the WYCUP Global Youth Summit will unite emerging leaders worldwide. Scholarship recipients will connect with the pulse of our global movement and build new relationships with their international 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 in 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 you 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.