2017 Scholarship Opportunities Mountain America and UPEA 2017 Scholarship Winners Announced Mountain America congratulates its 2017 scholarship winners. The students being honored have demonstrated their commitment to academic excellence and to pursuing future educational opportunities. In addition, their dedication to serving their communities through participation in innovative programs is truly inspiring and supports the credit union philosophy of “people helping people.” “We have a long-held tradition of offering scholarships to members as they seek to advance their educational goals. By investing in future generations, our scholarship programs help maintain healthy communities and economic growth. Each one of the scholarship winners demonstrated exceptional academic abilities, community service and personal goals and we are honored to assist them in achieving their dreams,” notes Sharon Cook, Mountain America's chief marketing officer. Three students were awarded the Mountain America scholarship—Patricia Gao, Kyle Haas and Carson Robb. Each one was awarded a $2,000 scholarship to further their academic pursuits. Another three students—Avery Briggs, Christine Henry and Porter S. Dowell—each received $1,000 through the Mountain America/Utah Public Employees scholarship. Both scholarship programs are held annually and details about the 2018 scholarships will be posted on this page by February 2018. Mountain America PTA Grants Mountain America Credit Union offers PTA Grants for teachers and students in K-12 classrooms. Up to $1,500 will be awarded to each grant winner. Eligible teachers and students must be members of both Mountain America and their local PTA. Applications are due by July 14, 2017. Learn More Larry H. Miller Megaplex Scholarship The Larry H. Miller Megaplex Theatres and Mountain America Scholarship awards $1,000 each to four winners. This scholarship is only available to those who are Mountain America members and employees of LHM Megaplex Theatres. Click the link below to download the Megaplex Scholarship application. Applications must be completed and submitted to the Megaplex Theatres Human Resources department by 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 1, 2017. Get the application