Scholarships

Brighter Future Scholarship Program

Valley Rural Electric Cooperative will award up to 25 $1,000 scholarships this year to eligible students who qualify. The money to fund this scholarship program comes from unclaimed capital credits that previously had to be turned over to the state. Thanks to the efforts of our political advocates, we can now keep those funds in our local communities.

Eligibility Requirements

The applicant must be:

  • a Valley REC member or dependent of a member. (Valley REC directors and employees and their dependents are not eligible.)
  • attending or planning to attend an accredited post-secondary institution.
  • enrolled or planning to enroll full-time for the 2010-2011 academic year.

How to Apply

Applications are available here. There are two versions: one for high school students and one for high school graduates.

Applications are also available at all Valley REC offices and in the guidance offices of the following public high schools:

  • Altoona Area High School
  • Central High School
  • Claysburg-Kimmel High School
  • Fannett-Metal High School
  • Forbes Road Junior/Senior High School
  • Hollidaysburg Area Senior High School
  • Huntingdon Area High School
  • Indian Valley High School
  • Juniata High School
  • Juniata Valley High School
  • Lewistown Area High School
  • McConnellsburg High School
  • Mount Union Area High School
  • Northern Bedford County High School
  • Southern Fulton Junior/Senior High School
  • Southern Huntingdon County High School
  • Tussey Mountain High School
  • Tyrone Area High School
  • Williamsburg High School

Application Deadline

Applications and all required information must be mailed to Valley Rural Electric Cooperative and postmarked by April 15, 2010.

Scholarship selections will be made in May. Award recipients will be notified by the end of June.

Please direct questions to memberservices@valleyrec.com or call 1-800-432-0680.

PREA Scholarship Opportunities

The Pennsylvania Rural Electric Association (PREA) offers two different scholarships. Valley REC does not oversee or award these PREA scholarships. For more information, click on a specific scholarship below.

Please note that these PREA links will open in a new browser window or tab. Valley Rural Electric Cooperative is not responsible for the content of PREA’s pages.