Since we announced the 2025 SECU MD Foundation scholarship winners in early July, we’ve anticipated presenting these 12 amazing scholars with their awards.
We finally had that opportunity during a ceremony on July 22nd at our Greenbelt financial center. There, the SECU MD Foundation awarded each student with a $10,000 scholarship.
This year’s winners, who recently graduated from six different community colleges and are transferring to a four-year University System of Maryland school, represent the best of our community: driven, determined, hungry, sharp, smart, excited, savvy, and humble. They’ve set a course with their lives to become the next generation of leaders.
We’re grateful to be part of their journeys. Helping Marylanders achieve their educational goals is part of our mission, and a core function of the SECU MD Foundation. In fact, the Foundation has given over $1.1M in scholarships so far to worthy students looking to pursue their educational dreams.
None of this success would be possible without our generous members and Foundation donors. If you’d like to help next year’s scholarship recipients, please consider donating to the SECU MD Foundation. Below, you can see why this program means so much to so many.

Thank you for taking a leap on someone and giving back to people who are just trying to make it.
Alton Godley, Jr. – Attending UMBC
With this scholarship, I’ll be able to graduate debt free.
Tina Tinelli – Attending UMGC


The scholarship will allow me to work less and focus more on my studies.
Pratim Raiker – Attending UMD College Park
The scholarship will help the first year of college not be such a burden on our family.
Breanna Browning – Attending UMD College Park
