Transform your Future; Generate Value
Tri-County Electric Cooperative's Scholarship Program assists our young members with their future education. We are Helping to Transform your Future and Generate Value for Your Education.
We are excited to continue providing the means to further our young members' education. This year, we are awarding nine $4,000 scholarships and nine $2,000 scholarships to high school seniors pursuing an academic degree or certification from an accredited university, college, junior college or technical school.
2023 scholarship recipients have been selected and will be announced at school-sponsored award ceremonies.
Eligibility
In order to be considered for either scholarship, you must meet the following requirements:
- Be a current senior in high school
- Reside in a home powered by Tri-County Electric Cooperative, at your primary residence
- Submit a complete online application by 5pm on Friday, March 3, 2023. No late applications will be accepted.
Criteria
The following will be considered when reviewing applications:
- Academics
- Extracurricular activities
- Community involvement
- College and career focus
- Overall commitment
Guidelines
- Complete the online application by Friday, March 3, 2023
- Write a 300 - 500 word essay on the following prompt:
- If you could change one thing about your school or community, what would it be? Why? How would you accomplish this?
- 2 letters of recommendation
- Current, official high school transcript
- High resolution headshot (to be used to announce winners)
Application and Essay Tips
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Give the authors of your letters of recommendation at least two weeks’ notice before submitting your application
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Use a solid-colored background for your headshot
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Be sure to use proper grammar and run a spelling and grammar check before pasting your essay into the submission box
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Have at least 2 – 3 others look at your essay (parents, teachers, etc.)
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Ensure your essay is relevant to the prompt
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Make sure your essay answers everything the prompt asks for
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Be sure to site sources or paraphrase where you referenced information from other resources (this is not intending to say a bibliography is required)