Florida Banking December 2021 | January 2022

FLORIDA BANKERS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

NEW YEAR, NEW YOU — LET THE FBEF HELP!

BY LETTY NEWTON, DIRECTOR OF FBEF

W ith a new year just around the corner, now is the time to start thinking about new beginnings and making changes for the better. A new year is the perfect time to take the first step towards a new you and, if you have been thinking of going back to school, now is the time to begin. As you consider your next step in starting this journey it is important to know that you already have support, even before you have started. The Florida

to apply. Since most FBEF Scholarship/Loan recipients work full-time while taking classes, students are only required to take twelve credit hours a calendar year. The FBEF works with bankers to help them succeed. Any banker who has five years of full-time employment in Florida banking prior to applying for the FBEF Scholarship/Loan is eligible to apply for a grant. Grant recipients can apply for $3,000 in funding at the Freshman/Sophomore level. These individuals can complete the FBEF program when they

Bankers Association (FBA) offers a scholarship/loan program to help educate Florida bankers just like you. We know that today’s bankers are tomorrow’s leaders and want to help you advance your career through education. The FBEF wants to help you! The Florida Bankers Educational Foundation (FBEF) Scholarship/ Loan program helps Florida’s future bankers by offering loans which are paid in full after the student completes one year of employment in Florida with a FDIC-insured financial institution

finish their associate degree or can reapply for Junior/Senior funding if they go on to a bachelor’s degree program. Every student’s situation is different so contact the FBEF office to see how we can help you. The FBEF supports continuing education for students of all ages and encourages Florida banks and trust companies to promote the scholarship/loan program to their employees. The FBEF would like to help

“WE KNOW THAT TODAY’S BANKERS ARE TOMORROW’S LEADERS AND WANT TO HELP YOU ADVANCE YOUR CAREER THROUGH EDUCATION.”

or trust company after graduation. If you have already worked at least two years for a Florida bank or trust company you may be eligible for FBEF undergraduate or graduate funding. The FBEF Scholarship/Loan program offers $4,000 Junior/Senior funding and $5,000 Graduate School funding to eligible applicants. Students attending one of the FBEF’s participating colleges and universities, majoring in a banking related field of study, and planning on continuing their career in Florida banking after graduation are eligible

Florida bankers achieve their dream of completing their college degree. Help us build the foundation for the future of Florida banking by promoting this worthwhile program to the hardworking bankers that you know who are interested in going back to school. For more information go to www.floridabankers.com/FBEF or contact FBEF Director Letty Newton at (850) 701-3522 or lnewton@floridabankers.com.

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