2017 Scholarship Applications Are Now Being Accepted
Scholarships are funded by unclaimed patronage capital. When Fall River is unable to return patronage capital to members who have earned it, those funds are returned to members by way of our scholarship program where students earning scholarships must be children of members. You can also choose to donate your future patronage capital checks to the scholarship fund.
All students receiving scholarships are either graduating high school seniors or continuing college students.
New Lineman College Scholarship
Fall River Electric Cooperative’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce a NEW $2,400 yearly scholarship offered to members or children of members interested in a utility career as a lineman. This scholarship will be awarded to ONE person who plans to enroll in a lineman college.
The applicant or their parents or guardians must be members of Fall River Electric to qualify.
Grant Youngstrom was the most recent owner-member to receive our lineman’s scholarship.
Applications for Lineman College will be accepted at any time throughout 2017.
Use this application form to apply Lineman-Scholarship-Application-Form.
The Following 2017 Scholarship Applications Are Due March 24, 2017
Over history, Fall River Electric Cooperative has helped 418 students gain access to higher education. Scholarships start at $500 and applications are due in March of each year for the school semester beginning the following fall.
Scholarships are available for high school seniors planning to attend college, and to those already enrolled in higher education. Students may apply for any of the four scholarship programs listed below.
High School Seniors
Twenty scholarships are available to high school seniors whose parents are members of the Cooperative, and who attend a high school within the Cooperative’s service territory. Please download the High School Scholarship Application 2017 to apply.
At Large Scholarships
Two $500 scholarships are available to high school seniors whose parents are members of the Cooperative, but who attend a high school outside of the Cooperative’s service territory. Use this application form At-Large Scholarship Application 2017.
Continuing Education
Scholarship recipients may renew their original scholarship for three years, but must submit an application each year. Click here for the form Continuing Scholarship Application 2017.
Helping Hands Scholarship
Three scholarships are available to students who are already attending college. Download an application here Helping Hand Scholarship Application 2017.
Selection criteria for scholarships includes
- Financial need (25 percent)
- Scholastic achievement (25 percent)
- Achievement in extracurricular activities (25 percent)
- Essay (25 percent)
Call a friendly Member Services representative at 800-632-5726 for more information.
2016 Scholarships Awarded
Fall River Electric awarded scholarships totaling $17,400 to 29 deserving graduating high school students during the cooperative’s annual meeting last year in June. These scholarships, in addition to 47 more awarded earlier to students still in school, bring the total for the year to over $40,000.
CONGRATULATIONS OF THE CLASS OF 2016
Rigby High School, Rigby – Asher Hanson & Devanie Teeter
Madison or Sugar-Salem High School, Madison County – Indya Price
South Fremont High School, St. Anthony – Abbey Brower
North Fremont High School, Ashton – Kaiah Atkin, SuePrize Bishop, Katie Marotz, Lorena Miller, Tanner Oberhansley & Jared Williams
West Yellowstone H.S., West Yellowstone – Garrett Arnado, Andrew Borash & Bailee Parker
Teton High School, Driggs or Teton, Jackson – Bryer Beard, Garret Beard, Rebekah Bednar, Andy Bocardo, Dakota Chapman, Esmeralda Gonzalez, Alex Jolley, Rebekah Lewis, Ethan Marcum, Wendy Pearson & Hannah Rammell
At-Large & Helping Hands – Ashley Cooley, Hailey Darrington, Rylan Forman, Sephra Miller & Dana Woods