GWLN Scholarship Program

 

Congratulations to the 2025 GWLN Scholars!


The receipients of the 2025 GWLN scholarship are:

  • Gaylene Quitadamo, Manager, People & Culture, Unity Bank Limited (Australia)

  • Jo Ha, Interim General Manager, Community Savings Credit Union (Canada)

  • Sibongile Prudence Vilakati, Manager, Hlalawati Savings and Credit Cooperative (Eswatini)

  • Rosario Cañadido, Member Development and Services Officer, Philippine Federation of Credit Cooperatives - National Capital Region (Philippines)

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GWLN 2025 Scholarship

The GWLN 2025 scholars will attend the World Credit Union Conference (WCUC) which will take place July 14-16, 2025 in Stockholm, Sweden at the Stockholmsmässan. The GWLN 2025 scholarship includes airfare, hotel and registration fees for each scholar to attend 2025 WCUC.

Scholars will participate in all GWLN events, connect with scholarship supporters, GWLN members and Sister Society leaders, and engage with conference attendees throughout WCUC. Focusing on professional development, scholars engage in interactive dialogue sessions, expand their knowledge and grow professional relationships. In 2025, GWLN will host a GWLN forum, as well as additional breakout learning and networking sessions during the week.

 

Scholarship Program Overview

As part of our mission to empower women in leadership in credit unions worldwide, GWLN offers an annual scholarship program to female leaders from the global credit union industry. Learning opportunities are made available to scholars through in person and virtual events so they can diversity skill sets, engage with other credit union professionals on a global scale and become better prepared to lead financial cooperatives in the future. 

Scholarships are made possible through funding from GWLN memberships and industry champion sponsorships. Past champions that have generously supported the scholarship program include:  Origence, TruStage, Velera. Additionally, One AZ Credit Union established the Susan Adams Scholarship Fund in honor of former Entrust Financial Credit Union CEO Susan Adams.

These annual awards recognize individuals who have demonstrated leadership and exemplify a commitment to improving lives through financial cooperatives.

Since 2009, GWLN has awarded 104 scholarships to women from 33 countries.