Thomas H. Moore Illinois Electric Cooperatives
Memorial Scholarship Program

Scholarship Application

• A total of eight $1,250 scholarships will be awarded.

Four scholarships will be awarded to students who are the sons or daughters of an electric cooperative member who resides in Illinois, or who is a member of an Illinois electric cooperative, and who is currently receiving services from the cooperative at the time the scholarship application is submitted.

A fifth scholarship, the "Earl W. Struck Memorial Scholarship," will be awarded to a student who is the son or daughter of an electric cooperative employee or director who resides in Illinois.

A scholarship applicant is eligible for consideration in only one of the two above categories, and is eligible to apply through only one electric cooperative. The above scholarships may be used for educational costs at any two-year or four-year accredited college or university in the United States, including vocational/technical schools.

The sixth and seventh scholarships will be reserved for use at a two-year Illinois community college. Sons and daughters of electric cooperative members, employees and directors who reside in Illinois are eligible.

• The applicant must be a high school senior.
• The electric cooperative through which a scholarship applicant applies must be a member of the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives.
• Scholarship winners must begin undergraduate studies within a year of being notified that they have won.
• Scholarship winners will be expected to be “full time” students (at least 12 hours).
• Scholarships are for one year and are not renewable.
• Scholarships will be awarded based on grade point average, college entrance test scores, work and volunteer experience, participation in school and community activities, biographical statement and knowledge of electric cooperatives as demonstrated by a short essay.

Deadline for receipt of completed applications and submissions is DECEMBER 31, 2011.

Scholarship winners will be notified by May 1, 2012.

The eighth scholarship will be awarded to help pay the costs to attend lineworker school. It will be awarded to a son or daughter of an electric cooperative employee or direcor, OR an individual that has served or is serving in the U.S. armed forces or National Guard. The applicant must have a high school diploma or a GED at the time the scholarship is awarded.

Scholarship Brochure

Scholarship Rules

For more information contact Debbie Laird at (800) 824-5102 or debl@eiec.org.