2025 Energizing Education Scholarships have been awarded!
This year TCEC awarded $44,000 in scholarships to 30 students in Madison, Jefferson, and Taylor Counties. This investment in the future leaders of the communities we serve was made possible through our Energizing Education program. TCEC Members rounding up their electric statement to the next dollar and giving those cents to the TCEC Energizing Education Scholarship fund.
To enroll your TCEC account, visit www.tcec.com/energizing-education
The following should be submitted with a completed application:
• Transcript
• Formal Letter of Intent
• Photo ID
• 500-word essay on assigned topic - see application
The Tri-County Electric Cooperative Energizing Education Scholarship has been made possible through the Energizing Education Program in which TCEC members elect to have their monthly electric statement rounded up to the next dollar and those cents set aside to fund scholarships, with the mission to provide educational support for qualified members and their families in Jefferson, Madison & Taylor Counties. Applications for the TCEC Energizing Education Scholarship are evaluated not just on GPA or class rank, but on community service and extracurricular activities as well.
Energizing Education Scholarship Criteria
1. The recipient must be an active member of TCEC, the spouse of an active member or the child or grandchild of an active member, if the child or grandchild lives in the Cooperative’s service territory.
2. The recipient must be enrolled in an accredited program, full-time
3. The recipient must be an undergraduate student.
4. The scholarship fund will be in the form of a grant program with funds being paid to the college, university, or vocational school.
5. A person may submit an application each year, but previous winners are not eligible for a second scholarship.
6. The scholarship fund will provide up to $2,000 for each scholarship winner’s education expenses. The number of scholarships awarded will depend on the fund earnings.
7. Scholarship use must commence within one year of date of issuance and be totally utilized within two years of the date of issuance.
8. The scholarship may be used at any two-year or four-year accredited college or university in Florida including vocational schools.
9. A combination of need, academic ability and community contributions will be used in determining scholarship winners.
10. Individuals related to a TCEC employee or Board Member are ineligible for the scholarship
11. An appointed committee will judge scholarship applicants.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 850-973-8036 OR 800-999-2285 EXT. 1206
Applications can be submitted by mail, dropped off at any TCEC office, faxed, emailed, or uploaded below.
RETURN APPLICATION TO:
TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.
Attn: KAITLYNN CULPEPPER
2862 W US 90
MADISON, FLORIDA 32340
or Fax: 850-973-1209