Apply for the 2025 SMART Scholarship Today!

Our 2025 SMART Scholarship Program opens March 1st with applications accepted through April 30th. Neighbors Credit Union will award up to five $2,000 scholarships through the member program.

Each scholarship is a one-time award, with funds paid directly to the recipient’s college, university, or school. These funds can be used for tuition, room and board, books, class equipment, and fees.

Below you will find full eligibility details and application requirements. Click here to apply today!

Applicant criteria

  1. Must be the primary owner of a Neighbors Credit Union SMART savings account.
  2. Must be a graduating high school senior (graduating Spring 2025).
  3. Must be accepted for enrollment in a qualified post-secondary education program for the first time in Fall 2025; qualifying programs include an accredited college, university, trade school, vocational school, technical school, certification, apprenticeship, or fellowship.
  4. Neighbors Credit Union employees, volunteer officials, and their immediate family members (spouse, parents, children, stepchildren, siblings,) and individuals living in the same household are ineligible for this program.

Application deadline

2025 Scholarship Program entries must be received or postmarked no later than April 30th, 2025.  Entries may be submitted in one of two ways:  (1) application and all required supporting documentation submitted via the Google Form, OR (2) all pieces mailed to: Neighbors Credit Union – Marketing, 6300 S. Lindbergh Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63123

Application requirements

Applicants must complete and submit:

  • An official Neighbors Credit Union Scholarship Program application. Click here to apply today!

  • Letter of recommendation from a teacher or work/volunteer supervisor

  • An official high school transcript current through December 2025

  • Letter of acceptance to an accredited college, university, trade school, vocational school, technical school, certification, apprenticeship, or fellowship.

  • Essay (3 pages, double-spaced) or Video for YouTube (2 – 3 minutes in length) centered on the following topic:

At Neighbors Credit Union, our vision is to be the best neighbor we can be, putting our members and community first in all we do.  We are a not-for-profit cooperative financial institution, dedicated to “people helping people”.  As Martin Luther King, Jr. has famously quoted, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’”  In this application essay, please share your thoughts on elevating community, how you have shared your time and talents within the community throughout high school, and how you plan to contribute to your collegiate/technical/trade school community throughout the next several years.

 

Block Out Hunger 2024-25 Raises $3980 for Operation Food Search

For the second consecutive basketball season, Neighbors Credit Union was proud to partner with Billiken Athletics and Operation Food Search to fight hunger in the St. Louis area. For every block made by the Billikens Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams during the 2024-25 season, Neighbors donated $20 to Operation Food Search, a local organization dedicated to addressing food insecurity. This impactful partnership raised $3,980 this season ... together we make a difference! 

 

Car Rental: Member Discounts

Neighbors Credit Union has teamed up with Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental to offer car rental discounts to our members for personal use.

Benefits of the Program include:

  • A discounted rate through Enterprise Rent-A-Car in the St. Louis market
  • A percentage discount through Enterprise Rent-A-Car at other city and airport locations
  • An aggressive rate at all National Car Rental locations
  • Free Enrollment into Enterprise Plus
  • Free Enrollment into Emerald Club

Make a car rental reservation today: