High school seniors whose parents or guardians are consumer-members of Central Virginia Electric Cooperative, and whose primary residence is served by the cooperative, are eligible to apply now for the 2012 Educational Scholarship to be awarded by the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives’ (VMDAEC) Educational Scholarship Foundation Board.

Scholarship recipients are selected based on a combination of the following weighted criteria: financial need at 40 percent; academic achievement at 40 percent; and personal statement at 20 percent. Applicants must be entering a post-high-school educational institution as a freshman in the fall of 2012. The scholarship must be used to pay for tuition, fees and books.

Applications for 2012 scholarships are available here.  If mailed, application form and all required supporting documents must be included in the same envelope and must be postmarked no later than Monday, April 2, 2012. If the application packet is hand-delivered, it must be received in the VMDAEC office no later than 4 p.m. on Monday, April 2, 2012. Applications that are postmarked after April 2nd or hand-delivered after 4 p.m. on April 2nd will not be eligible for consideration. If additional information is needed, please call 804-968-7153.

In 2011, the VMDAEC Educational Scholarship Foundation Board awarded 30 scholarships totaling $30,000 to deserving students throughout Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. Since its inception in 2000, 319 students have received VMDAEC scholarships totaling $228,500. The Foundation is funded through tax-deductible donations from individuals and VMDAEC member electric cooperatives, and also from the proceeds of events such as the annual Educational Scholarship Foundation Golf Tournament. The number of scholarships awarded each year is based on the funds available.

Founded in 1944, VMDAEC is the trade association for Central Virginia Electric Cooperative and the 14 other not-for-profit electric distribution cooperatives serving the Mid-Atlantic region. It is based in Glen Allen, Va., and provides safety and employee training, governmental relations and legislative and communications services, including the publishing of Cooperative Living magazine, for its member co-ops.

For more information, visit www.vmdaec.com.

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