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

Fifteen 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 fifteen designated high schools include: Barron, Birchwood, Cameron, Chetek, Clayton, Clear Lake, Cumberland, Hayward, New Auburn, Prairie Farm, Rice Lake, Shell Lake, Spooner, Turtle Lake, and Weyerhaeuser.

Criteria

Selection of recipients will be determined by the high schools' scholarship committee based upon Barron Electric's eligibility criteria.