High School Seniors...

If your parents or legal guardian live in Midwest Electric service territory and receive their electricity from the cooperative, you may apply for a Midwest Electric scholarship.  Applicants who plan on continuing their education at a college, university, or technical school are eligible for consideration.

Read below to learn about the scholarship opportunities available, instructions and rules for each scholarship, and to download applications. Please fill out the applications online, print, and return them to the Midwest Electric office.  Contact the office if you have any questions. 

CHILDREN OF MEMBERS SCHOLARSHIP

Each spring, Midwest Electric awards six Children of Members Scholarships for a total of $9,000.  This scholarship has two phases, one local and one statewide.  Midwest Electric will award scholarships to the top local students based upon a competition with other applicants.  The top applicant will be eligible to compete for additional scholarships from Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives during the statewide competition in Columbus on April 15, 2022. 

To qualify, your parents must be customers of the cooperative. The parents must be year-round full-time residents of the cooperative; seasonal and commercial members do not qualify.  Other rules apply.  Completed applications, grade transcripts, essays, and letters of support (see below) must be received in our office by January 14, 2022.  Contact our office for details.

CLICK HERE for the Children of Members Scholarship rules and instructions.

CLICK HERE for the Children of Members Scholarship application form.

***ALL APPLICATIONS ARE DUE TO OUR OFFICE BY JANUARY 14, 2022.  GOOD LUCK TO ALL STUDENTS!***

TOUCHSTONE ENERGY ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP

Also each spring, Midwest Electric will award $2,000 to one high school senior for the Touchstone Energy Achievement Scholarship. The minimum cumulative grade point average is 2.75. Students are judged on how well their activities reflect the Touchstone Energy core values of accountability, integrity, innovation and commitment to community, as well as their drive and dedication to achieving a college education despite any personal obstacles or special challenges they’ve faced.

To qualify, your parents must be customers of the cooperative. The parents must be year-round full-time residents of the cooperative; seasonal and commercial members do not qualify.  Other rules apply.  Completed applications, grade transcripts, essays, and letters of support (see below) must be received in our office by January 14, 2022.  Contact our office for details.

CLICK HERE for the Touchstone Energy Scholarship rules and instructions.

CLICK HERE for the Touchstone Energy Scholarship application form.

***ALL APPLICATIONS ARE DUE TO OUR OFFICE BY JANUARY 14, 2022.  GOOD LUCK TO ALL STUDENTS!***

ANNUAL MEETING SCHOLARSHIP

Midwest Electric also offers a $1,000 scholarship opportunity.  The Annual Meeting Scholarship is open to any Midwest Electric member who will be a college or trade school student in the fall of 2022.  Members, or children of members, must enter at the 2022 Annual Meeting on June 4, 2022, where the winner will be chosen by random drawing during the business portion of the annual meeting.  The student must be present to win. 

Money will be disbursed in February 2023 following confirmation of college or trade school enrollment with a minimum 2.5 GPA.

Please note: Current scholarship winners of the Children of Members Scholarship, the Touchstone Energy Achievement Scholarship, or past scholarship winners are not eligible to participate.