Juniors and seniors in high school are eligible to apply for the new Banzai Life Literacy Scholarship. The deadline to apply is March 31, 2025.
The scholarship is a $2,000 award and will be awarded to five students.
Students who are looking to continue their education after high school are encouraged to apply. To be eligible, students must be at least 16 years of age, plan to enroll at a full- or part-time accredited college, university or trade/vocational school in the U.S. within the next five years, and must have completed at least two Banzai games under an account at the Finture Financial Education Center site.
Students will need to login via the Clever Porter or by using a teacher’s class code. They must then play through and complete at least two of Banzai’s free games to be eligible.
Playing the games on the Finture site is not only helpful but also rewarding and fun for students. During the scenarios, students will become immersed in financial education and planning.
Once the games are complete, they will need to write a 350- to 500-word essay on financial literacy’s importance and how they plan to use it in the future. This part of the application should be simple after taking the Banzai courses.
Once they’ve completed all requirements, students can submit their name/username, teacher’s email, and the essay into the application link, https://www.tun.com/scholarships/banzai-life-literacy-scholarship/. For more information, visit MyBank.com/finture or email support@banzai.org.
First United Corporation operates one full-service commercial bank, First United Bank & Trust. The Bank has a network of community offices in Garrett, Allegany, Washington, and Frederick counties in Maryland, as well as Mineral, Berkeley, and Monongalia counties in West Virginia. First United’s website can be located at MyBank.com. As of 9/30/2024, the corporation posted assets of $1.9 billion.