Scholarships + Grants

Scholarship Information
Grant Information

 

Scholarship Information

Spoon River Electric Cooperative awards two $500 scholarships to two high school seniors.

High School seniors who are the son or daughter of a Spoon River Electric member can apply for a $500 Scholastic Scholarship or a $500 Honorary Scholarship, awarded by the cooperative at this year’s Annual Meeting, Thursday September 4, 2008. All requests and applications are due by August 25, 2008.

Please see official rules and descriptions of scholarship below.

 

OFFICIAL RULES

Applying students and their parent/legal guardian must be present at the Annual Meeting September 4, 2008, to win.

• Students must be a son or daughter of a Spoon River Electric Cooperative Member.
• Students must be a high school senior during the 2008/2009 school year and begin college undergraduate studies in the 2009/2010 school year.
• After graduation, students must attend a two-year or four-year accredited college or university, including vocational/technical schools.
• Scholarship winners must be full-time students (at least 12 hours) during the 2009-2010 academic year.
• Scholarships are for one year and non-renewable.

 

Scholastic Scholarship

• The Scholastic Scholarship will be awarded based on an application detailing GPA, college entrance test scores, work and volunteer experience, participation in school and community activities, and a biographical statement.
• Five semi-finalists will be chosen from the scholastic application forms received.
• Semi-finalists will be notified by mail with a time and place for a personal interview.
• Those not chosen as semi-finalists for the Scholastic Scholarship will be automatically placed in the Honorary Scholarship drawing.

 

Honorary Scholarship

• The Honorary Scholarship will be awarded by a drawing as students are recognized at the Annual Meeting.
• All applicants are eligible for the Honorary Scholarship drawing except the Scholastic Scholarship winner.

 

IMPORTANT!

If you would like to apply for either scholarship, please notify Kaylyn Kuzniar at kaylyn.amscholar@srecoop.org

Please include:

• Your name
• Address
• Phone
• Email (if applicable)
• Name of parent/guardian
• Specify which scholarship you are applying for

Those applying for the scholastic scholarship may download and fill out the application below. If you cannot access the application notify Kaylyn via email, or by phone at 309.647.2700 and one will be sent to you. After you fill out the application, please mail it back to:

Spoon River Electric Cooperative
Attn. Kaylyn
PO Box 340
Canton, IL 61520

Via email at kaylyn.amscholar@srecoop.org
or
Fax: 309.647.7354

 

 

Grant Information

Attention Teachers and Administrators!

Have a project you’d like funded?

$20,000 available through
Touchstone Energy
Classroom Empowerment Grants

Enter Touchstone Energy’s Classroom Empowerment Grant Competition and your school could win up to $1,000 per project submitted for classroom and education enhancement projects!

Touchstone Energy Classroom Empowerment Grants totaling $20,000 are being funded by the Illinois Touchstone Energy electric cooperatives for the 2008-2009 school year. See the enclosed fact sheet for more information about Touchstone Energy or log on at www.touchstoneenergy.coop. To apply for grants, send a double-spaced typewritten request (not to exceed 3 pages) that includes the following:

1.) A description of the project and what it will accomplish

2.) The estimated cost of the project

3.) An explanation of why outside funds are necessary to complete the project

4.) Whether funding options have been pursued, and if so, how

5.) When project will be completed

6.) The number of people affected by the project

7.) If the project’s goals are measurable, and how

8.) How the project ties in Touchstone Energy’s four core values of integrity, accountability, innovation and commitment to community

Although electric-oriented projects aren’t required, extra consideration will be given to projects that are electric oriented. Photos and supporting data are optional. For questions, please call your local co-op or e-mail Nancy Nixon at the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives at nnixon@aiec.coop. Entries will be evaluated by an impartial panel of judges.

Printable 2008 Grant Application