Graduation time is around the corner - Julian & Jan Hester Scholarship

The Julian & Jan Hester Memorial Scholarship is designed to assist deserving high school seniors in their first year of college and to promote community banking. Each year, CBA awards four (4) $1,000 scholarships.

All Georgia high school seniors are eligible to compete for this scholarship if they are planning to enter a Georgia university, college, or technical institute (two-year program or more) in the fall semester of 2024, following their high school graduation (applicant must be a full-time student).

To compete, students must be sponsored by a local community bank, must complete an activity record expressing their leadership activity in school, write a short essay on community banking, provide teacher recommendations and an official high school transcript. Awards are based on academic merit and not financial need.

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The scholarship is named after former community banker and long-time CBA Chief Executive Officer, the late Julian Hester and his late daughter, Jan Hester. In addition to supporting community banking, this scholarship is an opportunity to pass on the positive qualities both Julian and Jan Hester exemplified to further the development of tomorrow’s generations. Learn more.

Applications should be returned to the bank by April 5, 2024.

Applications due to CBA by April 12, 2024.