$25K in College Scholarships to be awarded in 2012
Wood County Electric Cooperative, Inc. (WCEC) is currently accepting applications from area students interested in receiving scholarship money for college or trade school studies. There will be ten $2,000 scholarships available. To be eligible, applicants must be members or dependents of active members of WCEC.
Applicants must complete an official WCEC application that includes academic standing certified by a school official. Two letters of reference should accompany submissions, along with a required essay. In the 500-word-or-under essay, the applicant should describe themselves including current interests and plans, and educational, professional and personal goals, and describe why they have chosen their expected field of study.
The judging panel will give weight to the essay, academic achievements, civic participation and extracurricular participation. For those awarded a scholarship, funds will be paid directly to the college or trade school.
One $5,000 scholarship is available for a college Junior that has already been accepted and is enrolled into an accredited electrical engineering program. This recipient must be an active member or a dependent of an active WCEC member, and must submit a 1,000-word-or-less topical essay outlining major challenges they believe to be facing the electric industry in the future. Funds for this scholarship will be paid directly to the college and split evenly between the Junior and Senior years.
These programs are funded entirely by unclaimed capital credit payments returned to WCEC by the state of Texas. All entries must be received at WCEC headquarters by April 2, 2012. Late entries will not be considered. To enter, students can pick up an application at WCEC headquarters at 501 S. Main Street in Quitman, or download it: PowerMyWorld2012Application.pdf or 2012EngineeringScholarship.pdf
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