LaVern & Nola McEntire Memorial Lineworker's Scholarship
Funding Amount
$3,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- Training location: Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield, Illinois
Other requirements
- Must be pursuing lineworker training/education
- Associated with Illinois electric cooperatives (including Southwestern Electric Cooperative)
- Illinois electric cooperatives
- Southwestern Electric Cooperative members and families eligible
Overview
Program Overview: Scholarship to help pay for costs to attend lineworker's school training.
Eligible Uses: Costs to attend the lineworker's school conducted by the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives (AIEC) with Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield, Illinois
Eligibility Requirements
- Must be pursuing lineworker training/education
- Associated with Illinois electric cooperatives (including Southwestern Electric Cooperative)
Geographic Scope
- Illinois electric cooperatives
- Southwestern Electric Cooperative members and families eligible
- Training location: Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield, Illinois
Contact Information
- For more details, contact Southwestern Electric at (800) 637-8667 or community@sweci.com
How to Apply
Application Process
- Access the Application: Click "Apply Here" link on the Southwestern Electric scholarship opportunities page
- Follow AIEC Application Requirements: Complete application as directed by the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives
- Submit to AIEC: Application is submitted through AIEC, not directly to Southwestern Electric
Required Materials
- As specified by the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives
- Documentation of admission or plan to attend lineworker's school at Lincoln Land Community College
What Southwestern Electric Cooperative Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 2
- Total given
- $17K
- Median grant
- $8,300
- Range
- $6,100–$11K
- By dollars: Illinois 100%. Top recipient cities: Maryville, IL; Springfield, IL.
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- Workforce development
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