Supporting the future

North Western Electric Cooperative is proud to offer FIVE scholarship programs to the children of our member-owners. 

 

2021 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCED

 

CHILDREN OF MEMBERS SCHOLARSHIP

Overall Winner Advancing to the Statewide Competition - KIERSTEN CLINE (Fairview High School)

  • 1st Place, Girl's Division - KIERSTEN CLINE (Fairview High School), daughter of Pete Cline and Sarah Vogelsong, $1500

  • 1st Place, Boy's Division - RILEY KRILL (Fairview High School), son of Jeremy and Amanda Krill, $1500

  • 2nd Place, Girl's Division - EMILY SINGER (Fairview High School), daughter of James and Jackie Singer, $750

  • 2nd Place, Boy's Division - ISAAC RIDGWAY (Hicksville High School), son of Christopher and Amanda Ridgway, $750

 

TOUCHSTONE ENERGY ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP

MORGAN RUPP (Stryker High School), daughter of Doug and Melissa Rupp, $1000

 

GERTRUDE STUDER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (PRESENTED WITH EDGERTON AREA FOUNDATION)

AUDREY SCHROEDER (Edgerton High School), daughter of Gary and Mary Ann Schroeder, $500

 

No applications were received in 2021 for the POWER UP Scholarship.

 

HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ONLY

Children of Members Scholarship

North Western Electric Cooperative, Inc. awards two (2) first place cash awards (one male and one female) of $1,500 each and two (2) second place cash awards (one male and one female) of $750 each.  One first place winner will compete in the statewide contest for additional scholarship funds.

 

Touchstone Energy® Achievement Scholarship

North Western Electric Cooperative, Inc. awards one (1) cash award of $1,000 to a graduating senior who has excelled despite personal challenges and who has exhibited the same values in their lives as the Touchstone Energy® brand: accountability, integrity, innovation and commitment to community.

 

Gertrude Studer Memorial Scholarship

North Western Electric Cooperative Inc., along with the Edgerton Area Foundation will award a $500 scholarship to one Williams County student in memory of longtime Edgerton resident, Gertrude Studer.  Gertrude is credited with attending every annual meeting of the cooperative since its inception.  She also loved attending the county fair and was involved in 4-H and FFA organizations throughout her life.

 

NWEC POWER UP Scholarship

North Western Electric Cooperative, Inc. awards one (1) cash award of $1,000 to a graduating senior from Four County or Vantage Career Center.

 
 

STUDENTS CURRENTLY ATTENDING DEFIANCE COLLEGE ONLY

 

Touchstone Energy® Cooperatives Scholarship

North Western Electric Cooperative, Inc. offers this Touchstone Energy® Cooperatives Scholarship in partnership with Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative to a student of Defiance College. The student must be currently attending Defiance College.

One (1) cash award of $2,000 will be awarded to a Defiance College student who is a member-owner, or whose parent or parents are member-owners of one of the two sponsoring cooperatives. The student must have a GPA of 3.0 or greater and must be a full-time student actively pursuing a Bachelor's Degree. The scholarship will be awarded on basis of financial need so the student must not be the recipient of a full tuition scholarship or tuition reimbursement from their employer. This scholarship is awarded during the fall term of each year.

If you are interested in being considered for this scholarship, please complete the following form and deliver it to the Defiance College Office of Financial Aid.

Touchstone Energy® Cooperatives Scholarship Request for Consideration - Defiance College

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