Mission Statement

The Minnesota Family Involvement Council’s (FIC’s)
mission is to enhance the future of the credit union movement
by providing financial awareness solutions.

2013 FIC Scholarship Program

The application period for the 2013 scholarship has ended. Scholarship submissions
and essays will be judged and finalists chosen in March. The MnFIC will award two
$1,000 scholarships and sixteen $500 scholarships to 18 credit union members
throughout Minnesota for the 2013/2014 school year.

This year hundreds of credit union members submitted scholarship applications,

answering the essay question: “What is the best financial advice you’ve been given
or the hardest financial lesson you’ve learned? How has this impacted your life?”
Look for scholarship winners to be announced here this spring.

See the Winning Essays from Last Year

$1,000 Harvey Bakke Non-Traditional Scholarship Recipient – 2012
Ann Anderson – Affinity Plus FCU.
Ann is attending Minnesota State University, Mankato to pursue a degree in Educational Leadership.
Read Ann's winning essay (PDF).

$1,000 Harvey Bakke Traditional Scholarship Recipient – 2012
Bobbi Seibert - Members Cooperative CU.
Bobbie is attending Bethel University or the University of Wisconsin Madison to pursue a degree in Business/Political Science. Read Bobbi's winning essay (PDF).

About the MN FIC Scholarship

Each year the Minnesota Family Involvement Council offers scholarship money for Minnesota credit union members who are continuing their education. Any qualifying individual attending a college or university, graduate or law school, 2- or 4-year program or community or technical college is eligible. The FIC offers two $1,000 Harvey Bakke Scholarships and numerous $500 scholarships. Funds for the FIC scholarships are driven by the success of the annual Silent Auction held in conjunction with the Minnesota Credit Union Network’s Annual Meeting.

The two $1,000 Harvey Bakke Scholarships were named in honor of a long-time Minnesota Family Involvement Council member, Harvey Bakke. Harvey served on the FIC Board for 12 years. His dedication to the credit union community was extraordinary. A board member for the Red Lake Co-op FCU in Red Lake Falls, MN, Harvey gave his time, knowledge and support not only to the board of his credit union but to the FIC as well.