IEC Memorial Scholarships

You will not be able to stop the application process and complete it at a later date. Your application must be completed in one sitting.  These scholarships are reserved for students in their senior year of high school.

You must have the following required information ready:

• Name
• Address
• Telephone Number
• Email
• Name and Contact Information of Parent or Guardian
• Electric Cooperative
• Name of High School Attended
• High School Grade Point Average - 100 point scale (e.g. if your school uses a 4 point scale, multiply your GPA by 25. If your school uses a 5 point scale, multiply your GPA by 20)
• Your parent’s or guardian’s legal consent to apply
• Brief Biographical Statement - (approximately 250 words or less) that includes your educational goals, financial need and other pertinent information about yourself that you feel is important. Please do not make any reference to name, county or home location.
• Financial Statement - (approximately 250 words or less) Please list your financial responsibilities to help judges understand how this scholarship would benefit you. Include your household size, any other family members in college, scholarships applied for/awarded, and any family circumstances.
• Two 500 Word Essays - an essay of 500 words or less in your own words  answer the following questions:
  • Cooperatives in Community Essay: An electric cooperative operates under seven guiding principles, one of which is Concern for Community. In your own words, describe a time when you witnessed “the cooperative difference” and explain how your electric cooperative positively impacted its community.
  • Character Essay: Recall a time when you made a positive difference in someone else’s life (someone who is not a family member) . What did you do?  How did it make them feel?  How did it make you feel?  What motivated you to do this?

Other information you will be able to provide:

• Work and Volunteer Experience  List positions held, for what time period, and whether volunteer or for pay.  Please do not make any reference to name, county, or home location. (Example: “Volunteer at National Honor Society Events, June 2019, Volunteer”) – up to 15
• Participation in School and Community Activities  List activities (both school and non-school) in which you have participated, along with years of membership or participation and offices held.  Please do not make any reference to name, county, or home location.  (Example: “High School Soccer, 2019, 2020, Team Captain”) – up to 15

The use of AI or any other writing tools is highly discouraged. You are encouraged to prepare your cooperative principles essays, brief character essay, and biographical/financial statement in advance, using a word processing program such as Microsoft Word, so that you may proofread your work.  You may cut and paste your work into the application.

Deadline for receipt of completed applications and submissions is DECEMBER 31, 2025.