SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES$10,800 in scholarship monies available!
Jump River Electric Cooperative offers four different scholarship opportunities to MEMBERS ONLY. See below for more details on the scholarships available, qualifications, and how to apply. |
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High School Graduates
$8,500 worth of scholarships are awarded to graduates from 10 area high schools seeking to further their education. Criteria and guidelines are as follows:
JREC scholarships are awarded to each of the following schools as follows:
- Two $500 Scholarships: Bruce, Flambeau, Gilman, Hayward, Ladysmith, Lake Holcombe, and Stanley-Boyd
- One $500 Scholarship: LCO, Rib Lake, and Chetek-Weyerhaeuser
Criteria is as follows:
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Graduate from one of the above listed local high schools in 2020.
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Parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of dependent student must presently be an active member of JREC and currently receive electric service.
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Display average or above average academic records.
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Family income should not be a deciding factor.
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Display potential to successfully continue achievement in a post-secondary public or private college, university, junior college, or vocational school program, which will lead to an associate degree or one-year diploma.
An application for this scholarship can be obtained from your high school Guidance Counselor. Deadline is based on individual school requirements. Please see your Guidance Counselor for more details.
Allen Beadles Memorial Scholarship
Adult (Non-traditional) Scholarships - Two $500 Scholarships Awarded
Adults (non-traditional students) seeking to further their education at a college or post-secondary institute can apply for this scholarship. An application can be picked up at the Ladysmith office or see below. Once completed, please mail your application to PO Box 99, Ladysmith WI 54848. Deadline is June 15.
Criteria is as follows:
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Parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of dependent student or self must be an active member of JREC and currently receive electric service.
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Student must have received their GED or high school diploma for a minimum of one year prior to applying for this scholarship.
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Display average or above average academic records.
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Family income should not be a deciding factor.
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Display potential to successfully continue achievement in a post-secondary public or private college, university, junior college, or vocational school program, which will lead to an associate degree or one-year diploma.
JREC-Allen Beadles Memorial Scholarship Application
Charles Kagigebi Memorial Scholarship
One $500 Scholarship Awarded
One scholarship is awarded to a non-traditional adult student who is attending LCO Community College. All interested parties can apply for this scholarship by picking up an application at the LCO Community College or see below. Once completed, please mail or return the application to the Financial Aid Assistant at the LCO Community College. Deadline is based on school requirements.
Criteria is as follows:
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Parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of dependent student or self must be an active member of JREC and currently receive electric service.
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Student must have received their GED or high school diploma for a minimum of one year prior to applying for this scholarship.
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Display average or above average academic records.
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Family income should not be a deciding factor.
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Display potential to successfully continue achievement in a post-secondary public or private college, university, junior college, or vocational school program, which will lead to an associate degree or one-year diploma.
John Hirschfeld Jr. Memorial Lineworker Scholarship
One $800 Scholarship Awarded
Members wishing to enter a one-year Electric Power Distribution/Lineworker post-secondary school program can apply for this scholarship.
Non-traditional students and High School graduates from the following schools can apply: Bruce, Flambeau, Gilman, Hayward, Ladysmith, Lake Holcombe, LCO, Rib Lake, Stanley-Boyd, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser, and Winter.
Criteria is as follows:
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Applicant can be a high school graduating senior from one of the 11 high schools listed above and whose parent(s) or legal guardians(s) are active members, or
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Parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of dependent student or self must be an active member of JREC and currently receive electric service.
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Display average or above average academic records.
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Family income should not be a deciding factor.
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Student must be entering a one-year Electric Power Distribution/Lineworker post-secondary school program.
All interested parties can apply for this scholarship by picking up an application at the Ladysmith office or see below. Once the application is completed, please mail to PO Box 99, Ladysmith WI 54848. Deadline is June 15.
The Federated Youth Foundation, Inc. is now accepting applications for the fourth Charles Van Sickle Scholarship. The $2,000 scholarship will be awarded to a pre-law or law student who has an interested in cooperative law. The scholarship is made possible by an endowment established in 2013 to honor Wisconsin's renowned electric cooperative lobbyist and attorney, the late Charles Van Sickle. The scholarship will be awarded during the spring 2020 semester.
Eligibility requirements:
- Pre-law or law students who reside in Wisconsin and have an interest in cooperative law; children and grandchildren of cooperatives, credit unions, or mutual insurance companies preferred
- Have not been awarded this scholarship before
- Minimum cumulative grade point of 3.0 on a 4.0 point scale
Applicants will be judged on leadership, scholastic achievement, extracurricular activities, personal motivation, and academic and life goals. To be eligible, all areas of the application form must be filled out and submitted together.
To be considered, applicants should submit the following documents to the Federated Youth Foundation office no later than March 2, 2020.
- Completed application form
- Personal essay, 1 to 3 pages long in 12 point type
- List of three references including contact information
- Three reference letters, signed and sealed in envelopes
- Copy of official transcripts
- Copy of spring 2020 course schedule
Submit application form and attachments to: Federated Youth Foundation, Inc., PO Box 148, Baraboo, WI 53913-0148