Following in the path that has been created by First National Bank in Howell, Bank of Ann Arbor announces its 2022 Community Scholarship Program, which will award $10,000 to Livingston County high school seniors.
On Dec. 1, 2021, the purchase agreement between FNBH and BOAA was finalized. While the core banking system conversion will not be complete until late March, the combined banks want to continue with the scholarship program, which has been so successful and well received over the years.
The program consists of up to 10 scholarships of $1,000 each, five of which the bank is hoping to award to students pursuing a vocational education in the skilled trades. All Livingston County high school seniors — regardless of whether they attend public, private, charter or are home schooled — are eligible to apply for the funds to continue their academic or vocational education. Additionally, five teacher classroom grants of $250 each will be presented as part of the scholarship program.
The selection criteria focuses on academics, and a minimum 3.0 GPA is required. Equal consideration will be taken for community service, after-school employment and/or extra-curricular activity participation, recommendation letters, and challenges, if any, overcome by graduates. Scholarship applications are available online at fnbh.com or from high school counselors. Completed applications are due by March 18, 2022. Recipients will be announced at the various school’s scholarship events and at an event hosted by Bank of Ann Arbor for the recipients, their family and invited guests. The teacher classroom grants will be selected as part of the scholarship process, with no application being necessary.
“We are so excited to bring two community focused banking institutions together and we couldn’t think of a better way to kick-off our time together than continuing the Community Scholarship Program and Teacher Classroom Grants,” said Ron Long, Bank of Ann Arbor Livingston County Community president. “The Community Scholarship Program and Teacher Classroom Grants are wonderful examples of all that embodies community banking – it is customers banking locally who make the community scholarship program and other community focused efforts possible.”
For an application and more details about the scholarship program, download and fill out the application below, visit fnbh.com, see a high school counselor, or visit any First National Bank office.
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About Bank of Ann Arbor
Bank of Ann Arbor is a locally owned and operated bank serving people, businesses, and nonprofit organizations in Washtenaw, western Wayne, Oakland, and Livingston counties. The bank has 16 branch locations, approximately $3.3 billion in total assets, and over 300 employees delivering banking services and supporting the community. UniFi Equipment Finance based in Ann Arbor has a national presence in the small ticket vendor leasing market. For more information, visit www.boaa.com, or follow Bank of Ann Arbor on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
