2023 United Electric Scholarship Winners
- United Electric – Kinnley Beck, Burley High
- Ralph Williams – Averie Page, Minico High
- Larry Burbank – Bryan Patterson, Minico High
- John Jones – Nya Martens, Idaho Virtual Academy
- Grant M Saxton – Addie Hemsley, Burley High
Non-Traditional Scholarship Winner
- Edna Cardenas
Scholarships
Each year, United Electric sponsors 6 traditional scholarships and 1 non-traditional scholarship. 4 are memorial scholarships in honor of late general managers, serving Unity Light & Power and Rural Electric before consolidation from 1964 and then United Electric until 2011. United Electric sponsors the other 2 traditional scholarships along with the non-traditional scholarship.
Traditional Scholarship
If you are a graduating senior with plans to attend college and your parents or guardians receive power from United Electric, you are eligible to apply for a scholarship.
Non-Traditional Scholarship
If you are or are not a current member of United Electric and fit the definition of a Non-Traditional student, you are eligible to apply for the Non-Traditional Scholarship. What defines an adult or non-traditional student?
An adult or non-traditional student is a student with life circumstances different from the typical traditional student. These circumstances include, but are not limited to students who are:
- Parents
- Married, divorced, or single
- Caring for elderly parents
- Veterans
- Returning to college after a period of time in the workforce
- Entering college for the first time, not right after high school graduation
- Full-time, part-time, or seasonal employees
- Distance learners
How to Apply
Each scholarship is worth $500. Pick up your applications at your school counselor’s office or at United Electric Co-op Inc., 1330 21st Street, Heyburn. You can also submit the application online or download a PDF version of the Scholarship Application (PDF) and the Non-Traditional Scholarship (PDF) application.
Completed applications should be returned to:
Attn: Trisha Moultrie
1330 21st Street
Heyburn, Idaho 83336
Deadlines
~The deadline for scholarships is April 11, 2024 by 5:00 pm for graduating seniors.
~The deadline to submit Non-Traditional Scholarship applications is June 6, 2024, by 5:00 pm.
Do you have questions? Call (208) 679-2222 or email Trisha.