Nominee must be a primary Pelican State CU member with their account in good standing and an elementary (grades K-5) or middle school student (grades 6-8). If you are not a Pelican member, you must be eligible to open a primary savings account with Pelican to become one. The deposit to open a primary savings account starts at a minimum of $10 ($5 to join + $5 minimum balance). Nominee must be a resident of Louisiana to be eligible to win. All nominations will be anonymously evaluated by an internal committee. Immediate family members of Pelican employees and board of directors are not eligible to win. The maximum number of awards a nominee can win is one. Youth awards will be awarded by a single monetary transaction to Team Pelican or other Pelican share account.