By Tim Velder, PRECorp Marketing Communications Specialist
Powder River Energy Corporation is announcing three competitive scholarships for eligible high school students from northeastern Wyoming. PRECorp’s service territory covers Sheridan, Johnson, Weston, Campbell and Crook counties.
To apply for any of the scholarships, students must satisfy the required criteria and complete the scholarship application, which can be obtained from area high school guidance offices, directly from PRECorp business offices or online at www.precorp.coop.
Updated scholarship materials for 2012 will be made available online after December 31, 2011.
Vignettes and deadlines for each scholarship follow.
Basin Electric Power Cooperative Scholarship
Basin Electric Power Cooperative will award scholarships in the amount of $1,000. One student from the PRECorp service territory may be chosen. The filing deadline for the Basin Electric Power Scholarship is February 1, 2012.
Powder River Energy Corporation Scholarship
In 2012 Powder River Energy Corporation will award scholarships in the amount of $1,500 each to qualifying graduates of the 13 high schools in its service territory. To be eligible the applicant’s parents or legal guardians must be members of, and receive electric service from Powder River Energy. The applicant must be a student who is enrolled or plans to enroll in an accredited two-year college, four-year college or vocational technical school. The scholarships are available to 2012 high school graduating seniors in the PRECorp service territory. The PRECorp Board of Directors Scholarship selects the recipients.
The deadline for Powder River Energy Corporation Scholarship is June 1, 2012.
Swanda Scholarship
The PRECorp Foundation board of directors will award the 2012 Swanda Scholarship for $2,000 to a Crook County High School senior planning to enroll in a course of study in the agricultural or animal science field at a University or vocational/technical school in Wyoming, North Dakota or South Dakota. Seniors at Moorcroft High School receive preference this year on the program’s rotating schedule. However, seniors from Sundance and Hulett high schools are also encouraged to apply in the event an alternate must be selected.
The filing deadline for the Swanda Scholarship is April 1, 2012.
