Scholarships

Coastal Electric Cooperative can help you achieve your educational goals.

We offer two scholarship programs:

• Coastal Electric Cooperative Foundation Scholarship
• Walter Harrison Scholarship

Coastal Electric Cooperative Foundation Scholarship

Deadline

The deadline for the 2008 scholarship was March 31. Please check back again for the 2009 application deadline.

Eligibility

Residents of south Bryan, Liberty and McIntosh counties who are graduating seniors, college students, or adult students returning to school are eligible to apply.

Purpose

The $1,000 scholarships are for undergraduate studies and are non-renewable.

Judging

Applications are judged on the basis of commitment to community, intergrity, accountability, innovation, and financial need.

Winners

The Coastal Electric Cooperative Foundation awards six $1,000 scholarships. Winners will be announced in May.

Submissions

• Send application and all supporting documents (refer to application for more details) to:

Attn: Foundation Scholarship
Coastal Electric Cooperative
P.O. Box 109
Midway, GA 31320

• Need to overnight it:

  Attn: Foundation Scholarship
  Coastal Electric Cooperative
  1265 S. Coastal Highway
  Midway, GA 31320

• Want to drop it off: Deliver application to the co-op's office at 1265 S. Coastal Highway in Midway.

Funding

Scholarships are funded by Operation Round Up, a program in which members voluntarily round their power bill up to the nearest whole dollar. The small change makes big differences.

Walter Harrison Scholarship

Coastal Electric Cooperative is part of the statewide Georgia Electric Membership Corporation Walter Harrison Scholarship Competition. Harrison was known in Georgia and across the nation as “Mr. Rural Electrification” for his pioneering efforts in the electric cooperative industry and his lifelong dedication to improving life in rural areas.

In 1985, the electric cooperatives of Georgia founded a scholarship to honor the late Walter Harrison. Coastal Electric selects three nominees to compete for the $1,000 statewide scholarships.

More than $100,000 has been awarded since the program began. The scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic achievement and financial need.

Winners

Scholarship winners for the 2008 competition will be announced in April.

Applications

The application period for the 2008 Walter Harrison Scholarship competition has past. Information on the 2009 Walter Harrision Scholarship will be posted in January 2009.

Eligibility

Members of Coastal Electric Cooperative and their dependent children who are graduating seniors or college students are eligible to apply.

Purpose

The $1,000 scholarships are for undergraduate studies and are non-renewable.

Judging

Applications are judged on the basis of academic achievement and financial need.

Submissions

• Send applications and all supporting documents (refer to application for more details) to:

Attn: Walter Harrison Scholarship
Coastal Electric Cooperative
P.O. Box 109
Midway, GA 31320

• Need to overnight it:

  Attn: Walter Harrison Scholarship
  Coastal Electric Cooperative
  1265 S. Coastal Highway
  Midway, GA 31320

• Want to drop it off: Deliver application to the co-op's office at 1265 S. Coastal Highway in Midway.