People’s Cooperative Services Scholarship Program
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People's Cooperative Services provides scholarships to 18 area high schools and 3 colleges. In 2008 People’s awarded forty high school graduates throughout the cooperative service area with scholarships totaling $26,500. Awards are funded from the unclaimed capital credits of former cooperative members. Won’t you like to be one of the recipients of this year’s scholarship funds? Contact your school guidance counselor for an application.
In order to apply for scholarship funds the students must have a parent or guardian who is a member of Peoples Cooperative Services. Applications are generally available in March and April and can be picked up from your area high school guidance counselors. Students will turn in the applications to the guidance counselors. The applications will be reviewed by a special Scholarship Committee and the scholarships will be awarded to the students at an honors ceremony or at graduation by a member of the Board of Directors or staff of People's Cooperative Services. The student will receive payment of the scholarship after the student shows completion of one semester from an accredited college or vocational/technical school.
Listed are the area high schools and colleges that award the People's Cooperative Services Scholarship:
Byron High School, Century High School, Chatfield High School, Dakota County Technical College, Dover-Eyota High School, Grand Meadow High School, Hayfield High School, John Marshall High School, Kasson-Mantorville High School, Lake City High School, Lourdes High School, Mayo High School, Minnesota West Community & Technical College, Pine Island High School, Plainview Elgin Millville High School, Rochester Community & Technical College, Schaeffer Academy, St. Charles High School, Stewartville High School, Triton High School, Victory Christian Academy, Wabasha-Kellogg High School, Zumbrota-Mazzepa High School
A separate scholarship program has been established by People’s Cooperative to encourage individuals to seek training as lineworkers. Students enrolled in or who plan to attend an approved regional lineworker training program is eligible to apply for a $1,000 scholarship.
These scholarships are funded by unclaimed Capital Credits, in accordance with state law for unclaimed property.