Continuing Education Scholarship

Continuing Education Scholarship Application Process

Required Materials:
1. Complete online application form at https://www.riogrande.coop/community/scholarships/continuingeducationapplication/
2. Student information:
- Full name
- Date of birth and age
- Parent/legal guardian name as it appears on RGEC electric bill
- RGEC account number
- Address
- Phone number
- Email (personal, non-school address for correspondence)
- Type of institution (college/university or vocational/trade school)
- Name of college/university/vocational school
- Student ID number
- Field of study or major
- Estimated completion date
- GPA (3.0 minimum required)

3. Official academic transcript:
- Must be sent electronically to sede@rgec.coop OR by mail directly from your institution
- MUST be received by RGEC by the scholarship deadline for application to be considered

4. Essay responses (anonymized - must not include family names, specific locations, or identifying information):
- About yourself (hobbies, volunteer work, organizations)
- Why you are applying for this scholarship
- How you hope to use your education to benefit rural America
- Which of the 7 Cooperative Principles is most important and why

5. Applicant photo (required)
- High resolution file
- School photo preferred
- Max file size: 256 MB

6. Applicant consent and acknowledgments:
- Certification that work is original and not plagiarized
- Agreement that photo may be posted in magazines, newspapers, RGEC website, and social media
- Agreement to abide by judges' decisions

7. Electronic signature:
- Applicant's electronic signature