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Co-op to award 20 scholarships in 2008; February 8 deadline
The deadline for application to the 2008 Southwestern Electric Cooperative Scholarship Program is 4:30 p.m., Friday, February 8, 2008.
The program awards college or vocational scholarships to high school seniors graduating in the year 2008 and post high school or GED graduates.
Twenty scholarships will be awarded to students who plan to attend a college or vocational institution full-time and meet the criteria for eligibility. Each scholarship is valued at $500.
Southwestern Electric’s scholarship program was established in 1995 to assist cooperative members and their dependents in pursuing post-high school education.
“Each year we’re privileged to have a new group of talented individuals apply to the program,” noted Alan Libbra, president of Southwestern’s board of directors. “Participation has grown tremendously over the last 12 years, and we look forward to hearing from a lot of applicants again this year.”
Southwestern Electric Cooperative has awarded 244 scholarships since 1995, amounting to over $122,000. Scholarship application information and eligibility requirements are outlined at right. Past winners are not eligible.
Scholarship application, transcripts and letters of recommendation must be received as a complete packet no later than 4:30 p.m., Friday, February 8, 2008, at Southwestern Electric Cooperative’s Greenville headquarters (525 US Route 40) or at our St. Jacob office (10103 Ellis Road).
To receive an application, call Deb Whicker, office secretary at (618) 664-1025 or (800) 637-8667. You can also pick up applications at our offices in Greenville or St. Jacob. Please let us know if your request is for a 2008 high school graduate or a post graduate application.
Criteria for Eligibiity
- • Applicant, parent or guardian must be an active member of Southwestern Electric Cooperative, Inc, prior to submitting an application.
- • Applicant should be graduating from high school in the spring of 2008, or is a previous graduate from a high school or GED program, attending college or a vocational institute full-time in the fall of 2008.
- • Applicant must have necessary grades for acceptance into college or vocational school.
- • Applicant must exemplify good citizenship.
- • Directors, employees, their immediate families and previous Southwestern scholarship recipients are not eligible.