We're awarding $15,000 in college scholarships in 2023!


Our Team Pelican Scholarship Award Program has awarded $129,500 in 15 years to high school graduates across Louisiana.

Congratulations to our Team Pelican Scholarship Winners!


Tayvian Allen—Ascension Parish
 
Marlie Barnes—Calcasieu Parish

Anh-Tu Nguyen—East Baton Rouge Parish

Devarre Dyson—East Feliciana Parish

Grant Gueho—Internal

Anna Guidry—Lafayette Parish

Bella Dunnam—Livingston Parish
Symiah Joseph—Ouachita Parish
 
Alan Lam—Pelican Perseverance

Karly Stansell—Rapides Parish

Macaria Thomas—St. Landry Parish

Tyler Alphonse—St. Tammany Parish

Abry Layrisson—Tangipahoa Parish

Eli Dishman—Terrebonne Parish &
Heart for Service Award 

Frequently Asked Scholarship Questions

*Scholarship applicant must be a primary Pelican State CU member with their account in good standing and graduating from high school in spring 2023 with plans to attend an accredited university, community college, or trade school. If you are not a Pelican member, you must be eligible to open a primary savings account with Pelican to become one. The deposit to open a primary savings account starts at a minimum of $10 ($5 to join + $5 minimum balance). All qualifying external applicants are eligible to win the Heart for Service and/or Pelican Perseverance Award, even if they are awarded a parish award. The maximum number of awards one applicant can win is 3. Immediate family members of Pelican employees only eligible to win Pelican’s one internal scholarship award of $1,000. Immediate family members are defined as children, grandchildren, and siblings. Scholarships will be awarded by a single monetary transaction to Team Pelican or other Pelican share account. Scholarship winner(s) will be asked to have their picture and/or video taken with a Pelican representative for publicity purposes.