Library of Congress FCU Scholarship 2025 Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.  To receive a scholarship, applicants are not required to purchase goods or services, pay any money, or submit to a sales promotion effort.  Making a purchase will not increase the chances of receiving a scholarship. 

Library of Congress FCU’s (“LCFCU”) Scholarship 2025 (the “Scholarship”) is governed by these official rules (the “Official Rules”). By applying to the Scholarship, each entrant agrees to these Official Rules.  Results of the Scholarship are final in all respects. The Scholarship is subject to all applicable laws and regulations, and the eligibility requirements below, and is void where prohibited by law.  You are not required to purchase any goods or services or pay any money to enter into the Scholarship.  For a copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed stamped envelope containing a request to: LCFCU Scholarship Committee, 8100 Professional Place, Suite 308, Hyattsville, MD, 20785.  You may also email us with the subject “LCFCU Scholarship 2025 Rules” at [email protected].

 
Application Period: The application period for the Scholarship starts on December 1, 2024 at 12:00 AM EST and ends on March 31, 2025, at 11:59 PM EST (“Application Period”).

Eligibility: The Undergraduate Scholarship is open to students who are graduating high school in the spring of 2024 with a minimum GPA of 3.5 and have been accepted to a college, university, technical or trade school. Students who are minors may only submit an application with the consent of a parent or legal guardian.  The Graduate Scholarship is open to students who have a GPA of 3.2 or above from an accredited college or university who are pursuing a Masters of Library Science degree. The student must be a primary member of the LCFCU (not a joint account holder). This means the student must have an account where the student’s name appears either as sole owner or first owner of a joint account. Being named on a parent or guardian account does not qualify.  Only one award is permitted per household.  Employees of LCFCU, volunteers, and/or any affiliated companies, advertising, and promotion agencies, and the immediate family and household members of each, are not eligible. All federal, state, and local laws apply. Void where prohibited.

 
To Enter: In order to enter the Scholarship, eligible students must complete the online application located at https://www.lcfcu.org/resources/resources-2/scholarship/  and provide the necessary information including proof of eligibility, school activities, community activities, employment experience, reference letters, and answering essay questions regarding what makes a good librarian, describing when the student demonstrated leadership skills, faced challenges, would promote diversity and inclusion, or would promote access to services.  By submitting an application, you represent and warrant that you have all necessary rights to enter the Scholarship and submit an application, the application is an original work by you, and no other party has any rights, title or interest in or to the application. See the “Picking the Scholarship Recipients” section below for more detail on the criteria used for evaluating entries.

Each eligible student may only submit one application during the Application Period and any additional applications are void. LCFCU may not verify receipt of entries. Any application not complying with these requirements will be disqualified in LCFCU’s sole discretion without notification. LCFCU is not responsible for lost, late, illegible, misdirected or stolen entries or transmissions, or problems of any kind whether mechanical, human, or electronic. As set forth in more detail below, once submitted, all entries become the property of LCFCU.  All entries must be received and all application requirements satisfied during the Application Period, by Sunday, March 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST.

 
Picking the Scholarship Recipients: The LCFCU Scholarship Committee will pick four (4) recipients to be awarded scholarships from all submissions received during the Application Period, and [will do so within six (6) weeks] after the end of the Application Period (and as further described in the “Scholarship Details” section below).  LCFCU will notify the recipients via the contact information provided on their submission, or through other contact information of record for the account.  Each eligible student can only receive one award for the Scholarship.  The selection of the recipients of the awards will be based on (1) academic aptitude, (2) achievements, (3) participation in extra-curricular and community activities, and (4) the applicant’s essay responses on the application, made in the sole discretion of the LCFCU Scholarship Committee.  The LCFCU Scholarship Committee’s decisions are final and binding. In the event there are not enough eligible entries, not all scholarships will be awarded. Receiving a scholarship is subject to validation and verification of eligibility and compliance with the terms and conditions of these Official Rules.

Scholarship Details: LCFCU will select four (4) recipients to be awarded a $2,000 scholarship (the total amount being awarded is $8,000).  All taxes, whether federal, state, or local, on the scholarships are the sole responsibility of the recipients and LCFCU will report all awards if required by applicable law.  The winner agrees to cooperate with LCFCU with respect to any necessary tax filings.  LCFCU scholarships are spring awards and will apply toward fall tuition.  Scholarships do not apply toward fees or bookstore purchases.  The scholarship awards will be made payable to the institution unless unusual circumstances indicate otherwise.  Awards are not redeemable for cash, are not transferable, and may affect your eligibility for other financial assistance.

Liability: By participating in this Scholarship, applicants and the recipients release and waive all right to, and hold harmless LCFCU, its agents, affiliates, officers, employees, and representatives, and its advertising and promotions agencies, along with any websites used for the promotion of the Scholarship, including without limitation Facebook, Instagram, Linked In, You Tube,and X from, any claims, injury, loss, damage or expense arising out of or in any way in connection with participation in this Scholarship and/or the awarding, acceptance, use or misuse of any scholarship award.  LCFCU, its agents, affiliates, officers, employees, and representatives, and its advertising and promotions agencies, along with any websites used for the promotion of the Scholarship, are not responsible for any negligence, claims, liability, injury, property loss, or other damages of applicants and/or winners arising from, or in connection with, acceptance, receipt, possession, or use/misuse of the scholarship awarded or participation in this Scholarship. LCFCU is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by tampering, hacking, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with the Scholarship. LCFCU reserves the right to disqualify applicants who fail to follow these Official Rules or who make any misrepresentations relative to the Scholarship and redemption of the scholarships awarded.

Use and Ownership of Submissions: By participating in this Scholarship, applicants and the recipients, to the fullest extent allowable under applicable law, grant LCFCU the perpetual right and license to publish, distribute, and otherwise display their name, and any photo submission, and all aspects of any submission for advertising and promotional purposes in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, worldwide in perpetuity, without compensation, authorization, remuneration or notification, with respect to the Scholarship.  Further, by submitting an application, an applicant irrevocably assigns, transfers and conveys to LCFCU all rights, title and interest in and to the application and upon submission, the application is the sole property of LCFCU, and waives any and all rights and claims the applicant has, or may in the future have, to the application.  LCFCU may use, modify, edit, display, publish and reproduce the application in any medium or manner whatsoever without giving notice, credit or compensation.  The scholarship recipients agree to provide LCFCU with a current photo and school name in connection with the rights granted above.

Dispute: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Official Rules or the rights and obligations of any entrant, winner, and LCFCU in connection with the Scholarship, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the substantive laws of the state of Maryland, without regard to choice of law rules. The decisions of LCFCU are final and binding in all matters relating to this Scholarship. These Official Rules may not be published or otherwise reproduced elsewhere, in whole or in part, without the written consent of LCFCU, which claims all applicable rights to these Official Rules.

 
List of Recipients: For the name of the recipients, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to LCFCU Scholarship Committee, 8100 Professional Place, Suite 308, Hyattsville, MD, 20785 or e-mail us with the subject “LCFCU Scholarship 2025,” at [email protected].
 
Sponsor: Library of Congress FCU, 8100 Professional Place, Suite 308, Hyattsville, MD, 20785. The Scholarship is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or otherwise associated with any websites used for the promotion of the Scholarship, including without limitation Facebook, Instagram, X, or Linked In.

THE SCHOLARSHIP IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.