Electric Co-Op To Award Scholarships To Children Of Customers

MANASSAS, VA — Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) and the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives (VMDAEC) are offering higher-education scholarships to high school seniors whose families receive electricity from electric cooperatives. Online applications for NOVEC's scholarships are due Sunday, March 15. VMDAEC applications are due Friday, Feb. 28. Students may apply to both organizations.

The NOVEC Scholarship Program will award $1,500 college scholarships to 11 graduating public high school students in NOVEC's service territory in Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William and Stafford counties, and the City of Manassas Park. In addition, the overall outstanding student will receive the $1,500 J. Manley Garber Scholarship, for a total of $3,000 in college assistance.

Selection committees will choose students who have demonstrated scholastic achievement, community service, work experience, and leadership skills.

A scholarship applicant must be a college-bound high school senior whose parents or guardians receive electric service from NOVEC, have at least a 3.5 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale and submit an official transcript that includes first-semester grades. Applicants must also submit Scholastic Aptitude Test scores or ACT scores. Applicants also should demonstrate a wide range of participation and leadership in extracurricular activities, community service and work experience.

Two letters of recommendation — one from a high school official, such as a teacher or counselor, and one from a community member, such as a coach, work supervisor, religious or Scout leader — are required. Applicants also should submit a 350 to 400-word autobiographical essay. They also must submit a list of colleges and universities he or she has applied to or the one the student plans to attend.

For more information about the NOVEC Scholarship Program, contact Ashley Arnold at scholarships@novec.com.

NOVEC, headquartered in Manassas, provides electricity to more than 172,000 customers in Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford, and Clarke counties, the City of Manassas Park, and the Town of Clifton.

The VMDAEC Educational Scholarship Foundation will award $1,000 higher-education scholarships to high school seniors whose parents or guardians are members of NOVEC or one of 14 other electric cooperatives in Virginia, Delaware and Maryland. The foundation will select recipients based on financial need, academic achievement and personal statements.

Applicants must be entering college or a technical/trade school in autumn 2020. Applicants should review the application and guidelines. VMDAEC will send scholarship funds directly to a recipient's chosen educational institution for help with tuition, room and board, student fees, or book purchasing. Applicants should contact scholarship@vmdaec.com for more information.

VMDAEC, headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia, provides training, communications, legislative and other services to 15 electric cooperatives in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware.