Orange & Blue Scholarship
Orange & Blue Scholarship (2025-2026)
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 2025-2026 academic year.
Application
Applications are closed.
Your application and all supporting documentation must be submitted by March 31st, 2025.
2025 Orange & Blue Scholarship Winners
Jaeden Haverland
Rantoul Township High School
Eureka College
Katelyn Pickett
Heyworth High School
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Oliver Showerman
Urbana High School
University of Illinois at Chicago
Melynnie Cleary
Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School
Parkland Community College
Grant North
Shiloh High School
Parkland Pathways to UIUC
Zachary Pickett
Heyworth High School
Bradley University
Valentina Covarrubias Zuniga
Mahomet-Seymour High School
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2024 Orange & Blue Scholarship Winners
- Kya Jolley – St. Joseph Ogden High School
- Besserat Stifanos – Urbana High School
- Lorelei Leimberer – Riverside Brookfield High School
- Olivia Shike – Tolono Unity High School
- Leah Boratto – Normal Community West High School
- Ian Peters – Urbana High School
- Caleb Ochs – St. Joseph Ogden High School