It’s scholarship season

Don’t miss these oppor­tu­ni­ties to fund your future!

Wal­ter Har­ri­son Schol­ar­ship

Dead­line: Feb. 10
Pur­pose: One-time $1,000 schol­ar­ships for under­grad­u­ate stud­ies
Eli­gi­bil­i­ty: Res­i­dents of south Bryan, Lib­er­ty, and McIn­tosh coun­ties who are grad­u­at­ing seniors, col­lege stu­dents, or adult stu­dents return­ing to school are eli­gi­ble to apply. The recipient’s pri­ma­ry res­i­dence must be the house­hold of a Coastal Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive mem­ber or employ­ee.

Coastal Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive Foun­da­tion Aca­d­e­m­ic Schol­ar­ship

Dead­line: March 31
Pur­pose: $5,000 renew­able schol­ar­ships for under­grad­u­ate stud­ies
Eli­gi­bil­i­ty: Grad­u­at­ing high school seniors who are res­i­dents of Lib­er­ty, Long, McIn­tosh, and south Bryan coun­ties are eli­gi­ble to apply.

Coastal Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive Foun­da­tion Tech­ni­cal Col­lege Schol­ar­ship

Dead­line: May 1 for sum­mer semes­ter, July 15 for fall semes­ter and Dec. 5 for spring semes­ter
Pur­pose: Renew­able schol­ar­ship amounts deter­mined by num­ber of cred­it hours for the next semes­ter enrolled in tech­ni­cal col­lege or line­man school
Eli­gi­bil­i­ty: Schol­ar­ships are avail­able to stu­dents of all ages pur­su­ing a diplo­ma, degree, or cer­tifcate pro­gram from any of Georgia’s tech­ni­cal col­leges or rec­og­nized line­man schools. Appli­cants must have a home mail­ing address with­in Lib­er­ty, Long, McIn­tosh, or south Bryan coun­ties.

Edu­ca­tion­al oppor­tu­ni­ties like these are fund­ed by Georgia’s elec­tric coop­er­a­tives and by Coastal Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive mem­bers who want to invest in local stu­dents because they see the val­ue they bring to the com­mu­ni­ty. Fund­ing for foun­da­tion schol­ar­ships comes from Coastal Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive mem­bers who allow their elec­tric bills to be round­ed up to the next dol­lar through the Oper­a­tion Round Up pro­gram. Those nick­els and dimes are pooled togeth­er and invest­ed back into the com­mu­ni­ty through the Coastal Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive Foun­da­tion.