College Scholarship Program 🎓

 

Every year, Piedmont Electric awards scholarships to high school seniors who are planning to continue their education at a college, university, community college or technical school. In 2019, we will be awarding $2,000 scholarships.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR A COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP:
  1. Complete the following online form.
  2. Attach your most recent academic transcript.
  3. Attach one letter of reference from a teacher, school counselor, employer, youth leader or pastor.
  4. Attach a short personal statement video of yourself.
Applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm on March 31, 2019. All applications are confidential. Applications will not be considered unless all of the above required information is complete and received as specified.
Questions? Contact Rachael Benedict and Abigail Kreun at community@pemc.coop or 800.222.3107.

Applications are open!

Scholarship Program

  • Contact Information

  • Scholastic Information

  • List format preferred. Word limit: 300
  • List format preferred. Word limit: 600
  • Short answer. Word Limit: 600

  • Student Checklist

    Attach the following information in PDF format to complete your application.
  • Attach complete transcript of high school courses and grades in PDF format. Maximum file size is 50MB.
    Accepted file types: jpg, pdf, png, gif, tiff, doc, docx.
  • A letter of recommendation. (The judges prefer thoughtful and original observations.) Maximum file size is 50MB.
    Accepted file types: jpg, pdf, png, gif, tiff, doc, docx.
  • Tell us about yourself in a 45-60 second video. Maximum file size is 50MB. If you have trouble uploading your video to this form, you can upload your video to wetransfer.com and copy/paste the link in the next section. If you have any questions, please contact Rachael Benedict or Abigail Kreun at community@pemc.coop or 800.222.3107.
    Accepted file types: avi, flv, wmv, mp4, mov.
  • If you have trouble uploading your video to this form, you can upload your video to wetransfer.com and email the link to community@pemc.coop or copy and paste the download link here.
  • Please check all that apply.

  • Verification

    I hereby certify the course and grade information provided in this application is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge. I realize that this information may be verified later by college personnel or Piedmont Electric. Payment of Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation Scholarship Award will be made directly to the recipient’s higher learning institution.

Please note: You must complete this form to apply for a Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation Scholarship. Applicants must have a parent, grandparent or guardian who is a member in order to be eligible. Relatives of Piedmont EMC employees and/or Piedmont EMC Directors are not eligible to apply.

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