What is WYCUP?

World Council's Young Credit Union Professionals program began in 2001 as a scholarship program designed to raise the voice of emerging leaders across the international credit union movement. Today, WYCUP is platform for young credit union professionals and their advocates to connect to the world, engage professional journeys with global perspective and inspire a force for positive change through financial cooperatives in communities everywhere.

WYCUP Scholarship Program

WYCUP has awarded 99 scholarships for an all-expenses-paid trip to attend the World Credit Union Conference, connecting recipients with the pulse and passion of the international credit union movement. 

This year's scholarship recipients will travel to Glasgow, Scotland in 2022 to attend the World Credit Union Conference.

How to Apply

The WYCUP Scholarship application period will open on April 1 and run through May 31.

The application form provides details on eligibility and selection criteria. The form is available on the Scholarship page of the WYCUP website.

Scholarship recipients will be announced during the WYCUP Virtual Forum on July 20 and will attend the World Credit Union Conference in Scotland next year.

Recipients will also be invited to join the WYCUP Affiliates Council, engaging with leadership from YP networks around the world, sharing a professional journey and contributing directly to the empowerment of young professionals everywhere.

Thank you so much to everyone who entered the 2021 Manitoba Credit Union Student Bursary Contest! The CUYLM Committee enjoyed reviewing all of the fantastic creative submissions that came in! #culearn2021

The winners of this year’s contest are Grace and Cobie. Each winner received a $2,500 bursary to help with the costs of pursuing their education.

Congratulations, and all the best in your future studies!

Credit Union Young Leaders of Manitoba (CUYLM) are excited to launch the second annual Manitoba Credit Union Student Bursary Contest! CUYLM is committed to making a difference in our communities by helping young people pursue higher education – especially this year, where students may face new challenges due to the pandemic. We want to showcase the creativity of students and help them in achieving their educational goals.

Purpose:

Support post-secondary students or high school students who are planning to attend a Manitoba post-secondary institution by offering a chance to win a bursary for school and improve the visibility of Manitoba credit unions to students (members and potential new members).

How it works:

CUYLM is asking Manitoba students to create and share a brief video (30-60 seconds) or social media post explaining what they love about credit unions and what sets them apart from other financial institutions. 10 finalists will be selected for interviews and 2 bursaries of $2500 each will be awarded! The contest will be open until January 22, 2021.

Learn more about the contest rules.

Spread the Word!

Here's how you can get involved:

• Follow us on Facebook and Instagram and be sure to tag any of your friends and family on the bursary contest posts once the contest goes live. (If they win, you’ll be in their good books forever.)

• If you are a student or planning on attending post-secondary after high-school, APPLY! Even current credit union employees are eligible to enter.

• Familiarize yourself with the contest and spread the word to other students in your branch or in your wider circle of influence.

Stay safe & best wishes,
Credit Union Young Leaders of Manitoba Committee

Credit Union Young Leaders of Manitoba (CUYLM) is proud to officially launch the very first Manitoba Credit Union Student Bursary Contest! The purpose of the contest is to support post-secondary students who are credit union members by offering a chance to win a bursary for school, and improve the visibility of Manitoba credit unions to students (members and prospective members).

How It Works:
Students are asked to create and share a brief video (30-60 seconds) explaining what they love about credit unions, and how a $500 bursary would make a difference for them. Up to 10 bursaries of $500 each will be awarded! The contest is open until February 28, 2020.

Find Out More:
The full details, including instructions and contest rules, can be found on the contest webpage, on creditunion.mb.ca.

Spread the Word:
Manitoba Credit Unions are encouraged to spread the word about this contest. Here's how you can get involved:

• Familiarize yourself with the contest and spread the word to students in your branch or in your wider circle of influence.

• Download this poster and post it in your branches/offices/member areas.

• Share promotional content for the contest on social media. Click on your preferred platform to download the content: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter.

• Display a promotional banner on your credit union's website. If you would like a banner in a custom size, please let us know.
  Download a banner:  960x300  |  1200x430

• Use our contest hashtag, #culearn2020 If you have any questions that aren't addressed on the contest website, please email CUYLM (cuylm@cucm.org)

The Big Idea Challenge was created to engage young leaders in the Manitoba Credit Union System and give them the opportunity to brainstorm creative solutions to some of the challenges facing the Credit Union System today.

In groups of three or less, Young Leaders were invited to take on one of the following topics and present their ideas to contest judges:

• If there was a credit union ambassador created for Manitoba Credit Unions what would that look like? How would this benefit all credit unions and their members? What would be the role of the ambassador

• What makes credit unions different from other financial institutions? How can we promote who we are and what we do to current members and potential members?

• What is your big idea? This can be to increase membership in the credit union system, educate our members, promote the cooperative principles, etc.

The eight entries from Young Leaders were reviewed by a panel of five CU Leaders in the Manitoba Credit Union System, including a Young Leader, Branch Manager, Senior Leader, CUCM Representative and a Board Member.

The winning team consisted of Joty Bath, James Grosskopf and Rachel Tripp, from Westoba Credit Union, whose team brainstormed ideas around “How can we attract and retain millennial membership in the Credit Union System?”.

The winners received conference registrations for CU NextGen 2017 in Halifax, NS in May, where they had the opportunity to work and connect with the brightest young minds in the Canadian credit union system!

Congrats to the winning team, and thank you to all participants of the Big Idea Challenge!