Financial Literacy Scholarship Competition
Financial Literacy Scholarship Competition
Our student financial literacy competition, in partnership with Harrisburg University of Science and Technology and Members 1st Federal Credit Union, gives students the ability to share what financial literacy means to them.
The student competition is held annually and begins each January. Winners are announced in April during Financial Literacy Month.
It’s never too late – or early – to start learning how to be smart with your money. If you know how money works, you’re in a better position to understand where it’s going and you’re able to hold government accountable for how it’s being spent.
Competition Results
The 2025 winners were selected out of 120 entrants who submitted poems or essays on the theme, “What Does Financial Literacy Mean to Me?” As announced on April 25, the winners are:
- First Place ($2,500 prize): Adaleidy Rojas, 12th Grade, Steelton-Highspire Jr./Sr. High School, Dauphin County
- Second Place ($1,500 prize): Rory Gannon, 12th Grade, Cedar Cliff High School, Cumberland County
- Third Place ($1,000 prize): Alexis Powell, 12th Grade, Steelton-Highspire Jr./Sr. High School, Dauphin County
- Honorable mentions ($500 prize): Alyssa Garber, 12th Grade, Milton Hershey School, Dauphin County; Michael Goff, 11th Grade, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, Philadelphia County; Aakansh Jaypuriar, 12th Grade, Downingtown STEM Academy, Chester County
In addition to the cash prize, every student who submitted an entry to the 12th Annual Financial Literacy Competition will receive a $1,000 tuition scholarship when enrolling as a full-time student at Harrisburg University.
This was the 12th year that Harrisburg University of Science and Technology has organized this competition. Monetary prizes were provided by Harrisburg University; no taxpayer funds were used.
CELEBRATING FIRST PLACE WINNER ADALEIDY ROJAS
Pictured from left to right: Kevin DiGuiseppe, Harrisburg Chamber & CREDC; Sara Firestone, Members 1st Federal Credit Union; Adaleidy Rojas, First place winner, Steelton-Highspire Jr./Sr. High School; Tim DeFoor, Auditor General; David Schankweiler, Harrisburg University Interim President.