SCHOLARSHIPS

Each year, United Electric sponsors 6 traditional scholarships and 1 non-traditional scholarship. 4 are memorial scholarships in honor of late general managers, serving Unity Light & Power and Rural Electric before consolidation from 1964 and then United Electric until 2011. United Electric sponsors the other 2 traditional scholarships along with the non-traditional scholarship.

If you are a graduating senior with plans to attend college and your parents or guardians receive power from United Electric, you are eligible to apply for a scholarship.

If you are or are not a current member of United Electric and fit the definition of a Non-Traditional student, you are eligible to apply for the Non-Traditional Scholarship. What defines an adult or non-traditional student?

An adult or non-traditional student is a student with life circumstances different from the typical traditional student. These circumstances include, but are not limited to students who are:

• Parents
• Married, divorced, or single
• Caring for elderly parents
• Veterans
• Returning to college after a period of time in the workforce
• Entering college for the first time, not right after high school graduation
• Full-time, part-time, or seasonal employees
• Distance learners

Each scholarship is worth $500. Pick up your applications at your school counselor’s office or at United Electric Co-op Inc., 1330 21st Street, Heyburn. You can also submit the application online or download a PDF version of the Scholarship Application (PDF) and the Non-Traditional Scholarship (PDF) application.

Completed applications should be returned to:

Attn: Trisha Moultrie

1330 21st St

Heyburn, ID  83336