Coastal1 Credit Union Awards $42,000 in Scholarships

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

In total, twenty-one students were awarded scholarships this past June totaling $42,000:

Eleven students were awarded Coastal1 Investing In Your Future scholarships totaling $22,000. Scholarships were awarded to deserving high school students pursuing their higher education goals at the following schools: Yale University, Providence College, Curry College, and Roger Williams University, among others.

Nine of our employees’ children were awarded the Coastal1 Investing In Your Future Employees’ Scholarship totaling $18,000. These students will be pursuing majors in Cyber Security, Electrical Engineering, Nursing, and more.

And, in memory of a colleague taken too soon, an additional $2,000 was awarded to the recipient of The Thomas May Memorial Scholarship.

“As a longtime 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 is right in line with the core credit union philosophy of people helping people. We believe that helping these students achieve their goals is a wise investment in our collective futures”.