College Scholarships
The NVREC Board of Directors voted in a recent board meeting to offer additional scholarships to focus on students planning to attend a two-year school or trade school.
There will be a total of up to $7,000 in college scholarships awarded by the Nishnabotna Valley Foundation and Basin Electric Power Cooperative for the 2024-2025 school year. Dependents of NVREC member-owners are also eligible for a $1,000 scholarship through our power supplier Basin Electric Power Cooperative in Bismarck, ND.
The Nishnabotna Valley Foundation has one $1,000 scholarship available to all area students enrolled in or planning to attend an accredited Electrical Lineworker program. The student must be a graduate of a high school within Nishnabotna Valley REC's service territory. Please contact Nishnabotna Valley REC to see if you qualify and to apply for this scholarship.
The Nishnabotna Valley Foundation is also offering three $1,000 scholarships for students enrolled or planning to enroll in a four-year college or university. Students must be a dependent of a member-owner of Nishnabotna Valley REC to qualify. Students may qualify for this scholarship only once.
The foundation now has up to three $1,000 scholarships for students enrolled or planning to enroll in two-year technical school given priority. Again, eligible students must be a dependent of a member-owner of Nishnabotna Valley REC, and students may only qualify for this scholarship once.
Recipients of the scholarships will be chosen based on a combination of school attendance, ACT or SAT scores and overall grade point average, work experience, participation in school and community activities, career goals, an essay written by the applicant about his/her understanding of the cooperative business model, and a written recommendation by a third party.
All entries must reach the REC office no later than Friday, February 23, 2024.
If you have additional questions, please contact Janell Leinen at the REC office in Harlan at 712-755-2166.
Applicants must have the following qualifications:
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Must submit applications no later than February 23, 2024 to NVREC Scholarship Committee, PO Box 714, Harlan, IA 51537
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Nishnabotna Valley Foundation Scholarship, student must be a dependent of a member-owner of Nishnabotna Valley Rural Electric Cooperative.
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Nishnabotna Valley Foundation Lineworker Scholarship, the student MUST have graduated from a school within the Nishnabotna Valley REC service territory.
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Basin Electric Scholarship, student must be a dependent of a member-owner of NVREC.
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To be eligible for both scholarships, student must apply for both Basin and NVF scholarships separately and in their entirety; download both applications above.
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Enrolled or planning to enroll in a full-time undergraduate or graduate course of study at an accredited, two-year or four-year college, university or vocational/technical school.
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Students may only receive these scholarships one time.
Scholarships are awarded without regard to other awards, loans or financial assistance the applicant may have obtained. College freshmen through graduate students may apply. The eight scholarships are not limited to first year college students. The recipients of the scholarships are chosen by a selection committee appointment by Nishnabotna Valley REC, whose decisions are final. Their selection is based on the following:
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SAT/ACT scores and overall grade point average
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Participation in school and community activities
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A personal statement of career goals
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An essay about their understanding of the Co-op business model
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A written recommendation by a third party