Scholarships of $1,000 each will be awarded in 2008 and recipients are chosen based on a competitive screening process. Applicants must provide evidence of acceptance in a post-high school education institution or program and must be entering school as a freshman. The scholarship funds are sent directly to the educational institution, placed in the student’s account, and can be used to pay for tuition, fees, books, or other miscellaneous items that may be needed.

The deadline to apply for a 2008 VMDAEC Educational Foundation Scholarship is April 1, 2008. Applications are available online at www.vmdaec.com or www.co-opliving.com/community or by mail by writing to: VMDAEC Scholarships, P.O. Box 2340, Glen Allen, Virginia 23058-2340.

In 2007, the VMDAEC Educational Foundation awarded 45 scholarships totaling $25,000 to deserving students. Since its inception in 2000, 179 students from throughout Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware have received scholarships. The total number of scholarships awarded each year is dependent on the amount of funds available.

The Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives was founded in 1944 and provides training, communications, governmental relations and other services to the 16 electric cooperatives that serve the three-state Mid-Atlantic region.

Download Application http://www.vmdaec.com/education/scholarship%20application.pdf