Coastal1 Credit Union Awards $26,000 in Scholarships

Brian Azar, President and Chief Executive Officer of Coastal1 Credit Union, is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Coastal1 Credit Union’s scholarship programs.

In total, thirteen students were awarded scholarships this past June totaling $26,000.

Ten students were awarded Coastal1 Investing In Your Future Scholarships totaling $20,000. Scholarships were awarded to deserving high school students pursuing their higher education goals, pursuing majors in: Finance/Accounting, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Engineering, International Studies and Education, among others.

Two of our employees’ children were awarded the Coastal1 Investing In Your Future Employees’ Scholarship totaling $4,000 and will be attending Fitchburg State and University of Vermont.

And, in memory of a colleague taken too soon, an additional $2,000 was awarded to a graduate of St. Raphael Academy, receiving The Thomas “TJ”  May Memorial Scholarship.

“As a long time champion of financial literacy and education, we’re proud to invest in tomorrow’s leaders,” said Azar. “Enabling recipients to focus on their educational goals with less economic distraction embodies our core values and supports the credit union philosophy of people helping people. We believe that helping these students achieve their higher educational goals is a wise investment in our collective futures.”