Orange & Blue Scholarship
Orange & Blue Scholarship (2026-2027)
U of I Community Credit Union is devoted to supporting higher education and encouraging the academic excellence of today’s youth. With this commitment in mind, U of I Community Credit Union has developed a higher education scholarship program called the Orange & Blue Scholarship Program.
Available to members who are college-bound high school seniors, the scholarships are designed to benefit students attending the University of Illinois, Parkland College, and other Illinois colleges and universities.
Through seven one-time scholarships annually, the Orange & Blue Scholarship Program will award selected high school seniors $1,000 based on the Illinois college of their choice for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Application
Applications are closed.
Your application and all supporting documentation must be submitted by March 31st, 2026.
2026 Orange & Blue Scholarship Winners
Addison Brooks
St. Joseph-Ogden High School
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Carter Tiemann
Unity High School
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ella Darnall
Unity High School
University of Illinois at Chicago
Ethan LaBau
Centennial High School
Western Illinois University
John Meyer
Mahomet-Seymour High School
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Olivia Gerdes
Monticello High School
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Sadie Jewell
Glenbard West High School
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2025 Orange & Blue Scholarship Winners
- Jaeden Haverland – Rantoul Township High School
- Katelyn Pickett – Heyworth High School
- Oliver Showerman – Urbana High School
- Melynnie Cleary – Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School
- Grant North – Shiloh High School
- Zachary Pickett – Heyworth High School
- Valentina Covarrubias Zuniga – Mahomet-Seymour High School