Scholarships

Attention High School Seniors: SVEC offers Scholarship Opportunities

"An investment in Knowledge always pays the best interest" - Benjamin Franklin.

Furthering one's education is the best bet for success in the future. The problem is, costs for education are rising, making it more difficult for some to take advantage of the opportunities higher education offers. Costs at our local state-supported, four-year university for an in-state student are in excess of $12,000 per year for tuition, room and board. For a student living at home, the cost of tuition alone would be over $5,800 per year. Books for individual classes can exceed $100.

The goal of SVEC's scholarship program is to make a student's dream of higher education become a reality. The only requirements for a student to apply for the scholarship are that their parents, or guardians, must be customers of Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative and the student must attend a local high school.

Students will be judged for the scholarship based on a number of criteria. The three most important criteria will be the quality of the essay provided by the student, participation in school/community activities, and the quality of their high school course load. Other information used to judge the applicants will be letters of reference and grade point average. It is important to note that the first step in the judging process is a "blind review" of the essays. The judges have no information (including name, high school, gender) regarding who wrote the essays at this point. Based on the essays the judges will narrow the applicant pool before reviewing all other information submitted with the application.

The eligibility requirements and judging criteria are outlined in the application form that will be available at any SVEC office or the student's school guidance department beginning in December of each year. It can also be accessed below as a PDF.

If you should have any questions concerning this scholarship opportunity, please contact you local high school guidance department or Shenandoah Valley Electric.

Information and Application for 2010 Scholarships ( 196 KB)

Application and Essay Deadline: February 26, 2010

VMDAEC  Scholarship Application  (  105 KB)  

Application Deadline:  April 1, 2010