Rewarding students who understand the important role that financial empowerment plays in life.
Do you believe that financial empowerment plays an important role in your life and the lives of others? That reaching financial freedom should be a goal more people in the United States strive to achieve? Are you actively promoting financial empowerment in your community to help better our society as a whole?
BM Technologies, Inc. is offering a $2,500 scholarship to two (2) excellent undergraduate or graduate students who are blazing a trail and shaking things up in the world of financial empowerment.
The 2026 scholarship application window will be open from January 12 - May 30, and the recipients will be announced in August.
Have questions? View our FAQs below
*Failure to include all required application materials and/or follow video guidelines will result in a rejection of the application.
Be a citizen of the United States
Attend an accredited institution (Is your university accredited?)
Submit a complete application including the above required materials
The 2026 Financial Empowerment Scholarship is to be used exclusively for school tuition and related expenses. A check for $2‚500 will be made payable to the award recipients' school(s) to cover educational expenses.
The 2026 Financial Empowerment Scholarship will be awarded to TWO students who have achieved academic excellence and who demonstrates how financial literacy will make an impact in their lives.
You will need to provide either proof of acceptance or proof of enrollment into an accredited college or university (undergraduate or graduate level) if you are not currently studying at an accredited institution - this means students who have not begun undergraduate studies or who are awaiting to begin graduate studies. To find your proof of enrollment or acceptance, please contact your admitted institution’s registrar’s office. This document must come from the registrar. We are unable to accept print-outs or digital versions of your class schedule.
Yes, as long as it is approved by your University’s Registrar Office, valid, and verifiable.
The 2026 Financial Empowerment Scholarship is available to any student pursuing a degree in any field, which includes undergraduate and graduate students at accredited institutions. If you have a question regarding the eligibility of your program, please feel free to get in touch with us.
If you have a question not covered, feel free to email your question to scholarship@firstcarolinabank.com
Data Use Policy: Information gathered is used only to determine the authenticity of application materials and enrollment status. We (BM Technologies, Inc.) do not disseminate this information to third parties nor do we consider submission of this information as tacit permission to receive future promotional materials. The confidentiality of submitter information is maintained at all times.
