Scholarship Program
Each year, Barron Electric awards scholarships to high school students in our service area. The following information describes the requirements of the scholarship program. For more information, please contact the Member Services Department at 800-322-1008 or (715) 537-3171.
Contact
Your local high school guidance counselor
Purpose
To promote, through scholarship assistance, the post-secondary education of students whose parents or guardians are current members of Barron Electric Cooperative.
Amount
Fourteen students will receive the Barron Electric Cooperative Achievement Scholarships ($1,000). Payment will be made upon proof of second semester enrollment in a post-secondary institution. Payment will be made payable to post-secondary institution.
Eligibility
Any graduating senior attending a designated high school within the Barron Electric Cooperative service area whose parents or guardians are current members of Barron Electric Cooperative and who plans to attend an institution of post-secondary education. The fourteen designated high schools include: Barron, Birchwood, Cameron, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser, Clayton, Clear Lake, Cumberland, Hayward, New Auburn, Prairie Farm, Rice Lake, Shell Lake, Spooner, and Turtle Lake.
Criteria
Selection of recipients will be determined by the high schools' scholarship committee based upon Barron Electric's eligibility criteria.