Awards & Scholarships
Recognizing and Awarding Credit Union Achievement
Acknowledge your team of professionals and volunteers for their exceptional contributions to both the community and the advancement of the credit union movement through our award programs. Support their continued growth with scholarships for professional development.
Memorial Scholarships
The CrossState Memorial Scholarships were created to honor the legacy of former Association Boards of Directors. Each year, these scholarships are awarded to deserving credit union professionals from member credit unions who wish to participate in CrossState Connect Annual Convention, CrossState Leadership School, Fall Leadership Conference, and Americas Credit Unions’ GAC.
Foundation Professional Development Grants
The CrossState Credit Union Foundation offers grants that may be used for credit union-related training of chapters, staff, volunteers, or credit unions with less than $30 million in assets. A variety of grants are available from financial literacy and professional development to relief for small credit unions to better help serve their communities and members.
Lifetime Achievement Awards
CrossState Credit Union Association holds the annual Lifetime Achievement Awards to recognize key credit union leaders and volunteers dedicated to their credit unions, the movement, and their communities. The Lifetime Achievement Awards consist of the Executive of the Year and the Volunteer of the Year, honoring one credit union executive and one credit union volunteer every year.
The MIC Awards: Market. Innovate. Create.
Marketing and communication professionals aim to make a lasting impact on members and within communities. Celebrate your team’s victories in marketing and communications and applaud their effort in moving your credit union forward through marketing, innovation, and creativity. Submit the year’s most successful campaigns to the MIC Awards to ensure the team receives the recognition they deserve.
America’s Credit Unions’ National Awards Program
America’s Credit Unions is suspending their National Awards programs for 2024 to allow time to rethink, streamline and refocus the program for the future.