Peter C. Bertucci Scholarship Program

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Peter C. Bertucci served as a teacher and administrator for several years before becoming superintendent of the Jefferson Parish Public School System from 1969-1973. In the namesake of our founder, Jefferson Financial FCU proudly offers $1,000 scholarships to twenty high school graduates who demonstrate academic excellence, commitment to community, and are members of the credit union.

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Eligibility

Selection Criteria

Award Amounts

How to Apply

2020 Recipients

To apply, applicants must meet the following requirements:

Must be a graduating high school senior who will enroll in an undergraduate degree plan for the 2021-2022 school year at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school in the United States

Must be a current member of Jefferson Financial FCU or eligible for membership

Credit Union employees, children of Credit Union employees, board members and children of board members are not eligible to participate.

Scholarship recipients must demonstrate the following:

Academic Excellence

Commitment to community and school involvement

Must be a member of JFFCU

Selected scholarship recipients will be awarded the following amounts:

Twenty $1,000 awards will be issued to graduating high school seniors

A $300 award will be made payable to each scholarship recipient's high school

A $100 check will be made payable to the recipient's sponsoring high school teacher

Application submissions must include:

Completed Application

Two Letters of Recommendation

Essay (Topic Specified on Application)

Resume/List of Extra-Curricular Activities

Official High School Transcript

Our 2020 - 2021 Scholarship Application is now available. The deadline to apply is March 1, 2021.

Mackenzie Breaux Mount Carmel Academy	Madison Brinkman St. Louis Catholic High School	Elise Bourg St. Mary's Dominican High School
Marigny Clay Hahnville High School	Jianna Collins Cabrini High School	Kalil Cox St. Augustine High School
Tatum Dugas Hahnville High School	Deylon Foy St. Augustine High School	Angelle Glover Barbe High School
Neal Hamilton St. Augustine High School	Baylee House Meadowview Christian School	Amari Hurst University View Academy
William Ingram John T. Morgan Academy	Austin LeBlanc Catholic High School of Baton Rouge	Matthew Norris St. Amant High School
Hannah Nwosu Thomas Jefferson High School	Ella Otken Denham Springs High School	Gary Ramee Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy
Dominic Stoner Jesuit High School	David Weathersby Lusher Charter School