Supporting the future
North Western Electric Cooperative is proud to offer FOUR scholarship programs to assist local students who pursue higher education.
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.
Touchstone Energy Special Achievement Scholarship Details, Rules & Application
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.
Gertrude Studer Memorial Scholarship Details, Rules & Application
HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND CURRENT TECHNICAL SCHOOL STUDENTS
PowerUP Technical Scholarship
Applicants can be:
- high school graduates enrolling in a technical program
- current technical school students (regardless of age)
- those enrolling in a post-undergraduate technical program (regardless of age)
- Additional rules apply so read the instructions included with the application carefully.
Advance to the statewide competition
- North Western Electric Cooperative, Inc. will award one (1) cash award of $1,000 locally.
- Winner can advance to compete in the statewide contest with a chance to win more cash.