Support Our Silent Auction at ACCELERATE 26!
The Minnesota Credit Union Foundation Scholarship Council (FSC) is requesting your support for our annual Silent Auction fundraiser to benefit our scholarship program!
The FSC will hold its annual Silent Auction will be held April 27 -29, 2026 at the Mystic Lake Center in Prior Lake. As a signature event of the Minnesota Credit Union Network’s ACCELERATE conference, hundreds of credit union employees and their affiliates will bid on auction items. All money generated from this fundraiser goes directly to students through scholarships.
We hope you will consider a donation of either a silent auction item, or a monetary/cash donation to help make our goal a reality! Your support is greatly appreciated, and any donation you make is an investment in the youth of Minnesota.
Contributions:
Cash donations: Please submit with a contribution form to the address below. Checks should be made payable to: Minnesota Credit Union Foundation; with “FSC” in the memo line or donate online.
Foundation Scholarship Council
Minnesota Credit Union Foundation
555 Wabasha St N, Suite 200
Saint Paul, MN 55102
Item donations: Please submit with a contribution form as soon as possible for our records. The item can be sent to either the address below no later than Friday, April 17th, or deliver in person at the FSC Silent Auction booth any time Tuesday morning, April 28, 2026.
Minnesota Credit Union Network
Attn: Xiong Lee
55 Wabasha Street N, Suite 200
St. Paul, MN 55102
The FSC will hold its annual Silent Auction will be held April 27 -29, 2026 at the Mystic Lake Center in Prior Lake. As a signature event of the Minnesota Credit Union Network’s ACCELERATE conference, hundreds of credit union employees and their affiliates will bid on auction items. All money generated from this fundraiser goes directly to students through scholarships.
We hope you will consider a donation of either a silent auction item, or a monetary/cash donation to help make our goal a reality! Your support is greatly appreciated, and any donation you make is an investment in the youth of Minnesota.
Contributions:
Cash donations: Please submit with a contribution form to the address below. Checks should be made payable to: Minnesota Credit Union Foundation; with “FSC” in the memo line or donate online.
Foundation Scholarship Council
Minnesota Credit Union Foundation
555 Wabasha St N, Suite 200
Saint Paul, MN 55102
Item donations: Please submit with a contribution form as soon as possible for our records. The item can be sent to either the address below no later than Friday, April 17th, or deliver in person at the FSC Silent Auction booth any time Tuesday morning, April 28, 2026.
Minnesota Credit Union Network
Attn: Xiong Lee
55 Wabasha Street N, Suite 200
St. Paul, MN 55102
2026 Scholarship Recipients
The FSC has announced the recipients of $18,000 in $1,000 individual scholarships to 18 Minnesota credit union members.
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Non-Traditional Applicants
Celeste Vilafuerte, Ideal Credit Union Luke Bates, Mid Minnesota FSCU Aden Yost, Mid Minnesota FSCU Andrew Wiedenkeller, TopLine Financial CU Pamela Gray, TopLine Financial CU Lindsey Brothers, TruStone CU Genya Dana, Wings Financial CU Devon Gilchrist, Wings Financial CU Meron Bly, Wings Financial CU |
Traditional Applicant
Abigail Smith, Mid Minnesota FSCU Olivia Morin-Swanson, Centricity CU Phinlee Clarkin, Mayo Employees FCU Eleanor Sievers, Mayo Employees FCU Bree Balk, Mayo Employees FCU River Galloway, North Star CU Abigail Condon, Wings Financial CU Thomas Ferguson, Wings Financial CU Ellia Christenson, Wings Financial CU |
Any member of a Minnesota Credit Union Network affiliated credit union pursuing post-secondary education in the fall 2026/spring 2027 OR is a high school senior graduating in 2026 was eligible to apply.
Submissions for the 2026-27 scholarship program will open in the fall.
Submissions for the 2026-27 scholarship program will open in the fall.
Marketing Materials
The FSC has various materials available to help you promote the 2025-26 scholarship program to your members:
The FSC has various materials available to help you promote the 2025-26 scholarship program to your members:
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Scholarship Eligibility
Scholarship applicants must be one of the following type of students:
In addition, scholarship applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:
Additional notes:
Please note: If selected as a recipient for a scholarship the deadline to submit required documentation is September 30, 2026. Once received, a check will be made payable to you and the school to the address you provided. Checks will be mailed after the deadline. If the required documentation is not received by the deadline, the scholarship award will be forfeited.
Scholarship applicants must be one of the following type of students:
- traditional: current high school or PSEO student graduating in 2026
- non-traditional: post high school student, current college student or those returning to post-secondary after some time off.
In addition, scholarship applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- enrolled or plan to attend an accredited, non-profit educational institution in an undergraduate or graduate program (both master and doctorate). Awards will not be disbursed until the student is accepted and enrolled in an accredited institution.
- enrolled in at least one course at the accredited school during the scholarship application time frame.
- individual must be a credit union member in good standing (as determined by your credit union) affiliated with the Minnesota Credit Union Network. The student must have a separate credit union account from their parents/guardian.
- information provided on the application must be accurate and solely the authentic work of the applicant.
Additional notes:
- financial need is not considered in the selection of the scholarship recipients.
- immediate family and household members of the Minnesota Foundation Scholarship Council are not eligible to enter.
- applicants will be asked to approve that their names, words and/or photos can be used in various media to promote the credit union scholarship program.
Please note: If selected as a recipient for a scholarship the deadline to submit required documentation is September 30, 2026. Once received, a check will be made payable to you and the school to the address you provided. Checks will be mailed after the deadline. If the required documentation is not received by the deadline, the scholarship award will be forfeited.
