Dewayne Bailey, General Manager and CEO, along with the Board of Directors of Concordia Electric Coop. Inc., are pleased to announce that they will be awarding 10 scholarships and Louisiana Rural Electric Association will be awarding 5 scholarships in the amount of $750.00 each.
Dewayne Bailey, General Manager and CEO, along with the Board of Directors of Concordia Electric Coop. Inc., are pleased to announce that they will be awarding 10 scholarships and Louisiana Rural Electric Association will be awarding 5 scholarships in the amount of $750.00 each.
The application is available to seniors graduating in May 2022 who plan to attend college in the fall. They must be a resident of the cooperative’s sev en parish service area, which includes Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, Grant, LaSalle, and Tensas.
Students interested and who meet the eligibility requirements can pick up an application at the Jonesville office between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm. Winners will be selected in a random drawing by the Board of Directors at the August Board Meeting, tentatively scheduled for Thursday, August 12, 2021.
The following are requirements that must be met in order to be eligible.
1. Applicant must be a Concordia Electric member or a child or legal ward of a Concordia Electric member who has been in good standing for at least 48 months. (Only one $750.00 scholarship will be awarded per family per year.)
2. A student can only receive the Concordia Electric scholarship one time. It is not renewable. The term of the scholarship will be for one academic year beginning with the fall semester or quarter.
3. The scholarship money can only be used by undergraduate students to attend, on a full-time basis, any Louisiana public institution of higher education.
4. A first-time college student applying for the scholarship must have graduated from high school with at least a “C” average.
5. Along with the application, applicant must provide Concordia Electric with an official high school or col lege transcript verifying their eligibility.
6. The $750.00 scholarship will be paid to the recipient at the beginning of the student’s first semester or quarter upon presentation of an official receipt for the payment of fulltime undergraduate tuition. The receipt or fee schedule must clearly identify the recipient and college or university by name.
Those interested in applying should come by the Jonesville Office to pick up an application or check with your school’s guidance counselor or principal. For more information, contact Lori Jackson at (318) 339-7969 ext. 116 during regular business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or by email; jacksonlo@bellsouth. net.
