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Scholarship

Transform your Future; Generate Value

Tri-County Electric Cooperative's Scholarship Program assists our young members with their future education. We are Helping to Transform your Future and Generate Value for Your Education.

We are excited to continue providing the means to further our young members' education. This year, we are awarding nine $4,000 scholarships and nine $2,000 scholarships to high school seniors pursuing an academic degree or certification from an accredited university, college, junior college or technical school. 

 

2023 Scholarship applications are closed. 

 

 

Eligibility

In order to be considered for either scholarship, you must meet the following requirements:

  • Be a current senior in high school
  • Reside in a home powered by Tri-County Electric Cooperative, at your primary residence
  • Submit a complete online application by 5pm on Friday, March 3, 2023. No late applications will be accepted. 

Scholarships

Criteria

The following will be considered when reviewing applications:

  • Academics
  • Extracurricular activities
  • Community involvement
  • College and career focus
  • Overall commitment 

Guidelines

  • Complete the online application by Friday, March 3, 2023
  • Write a 300 - 500 word essay on the following prompt:
    • If you could change one thing about your school or community, what would it be? Why? How would you accomplish this?
  • 2 letters of recommendation
  • Current, official high school transcript
  • High resolution headshot (to be used to announce winners)
Editing

 

Application and Essay Tips

  • Give the authors of your letters of recommendation at least two weeks’ notice before submitting your application 

  • Use a solid-colored background for your headshot  

  • Be sure to use proper grammar and run a spelling and grammar check before pasting your essay into the submission box 

  • Have at least 2 – 3 others look at your essay (parents, teachers, etc.) 

  • Ensure your essay is relevant to the prompt 

  • Make sure your essay answers everything the prompt asks for

  • Be sure to site sources or paraphrase where you referenced information from other resources (this is not intending to say a bibliography is required)  

Previous Scholarship Recipients

2022

$4,000 Scholarship Recipients

James Green, Aledo HS 
Charvi Katikala, Keller HS 
Kaitlin Murphy, VR Eaton HS
Kannon Pitchford, Brock HS
Braden Williams, Weatherford HS 

Olivia DeVault, Central HS

Addison Decker, Seymour HS
Courtney Zorich, Keller HS  

$2,000 Scholarship Recipients


Ariyan Ashrafian, Keller HS
Brent Bertaux, Keller HS 
Kellen Ducey, Carroll Senior HS 
Zuhair Merali, Timber Creek HS
Karley Myers, Munday HS 
Nathan Nguyen, Azle HS 
Leah North, Azle HS
Sawyer Schenewark, Granbury HS

2021

$4,000 Scholarship Recipients

  • Maddie Dunbar, Keller High School
  • Noah Gordon, Azle High School
  • Ashley Her, Timber Creek High School
  • Emily Kemp, Weatherford High School
  • Olivia Key, Aledo High School
  • Lindsey Martin, Central High School
  • Mikella Nguyen, International Leadership of Texas
  • Millie Walls, Peaster High School

$2,000 Scholarship Recipients

  • Jacob Balkcom, Timber Creek High School
  • Vivek Chari, Carroll Senior High School
  • Conner Cowdrey, Brock High School
  • Austin Hyatt , Keller High School
  • Alyssa Nickerson, Aledo High School
  • Riley Norton, Azle High School 
  • Bella Panganiban, Timber Creek High School
  • Seanna Trainham, Crowell High School

$2,000 Youth Tour Scholarship Recipients

  • Nikoletta Shockley - 2019 Youth Tour, Carroll Senior High School
  • Grace Bussmeir - 2020 Youth Tour, Aledo High School
  • Parker Davis - 2020 Youth Tour, Timber Creek High School
  • Wendy Nottorf - 2020 Youth Tour, Keller High School
  • Blaine Orsak - 2020 Youth Tour, Seymour High School
  • Lyndon Wright - 2020 Youth Tour, Seymour High School

Learn more about the Youth Tour program here.

2020

$4,000 Scholarship Recipients

  • Jackson Finney, Brock High School
  • Kayla Host, Weatherford High School
  • Ashley Owens, Keller High School
  • Emma Ritchmond, Azle High School
  • Mikayla Roach, North Central Texas Academy
  • Sydney Thompson, Munday High School
  • Aidan Tune, Azle High School
  • Alexandra Weber, Keller High School

$2,000 Scholarship Recipients

  • Jilleighan Boivin, Azle High School
  • Tess Decker, Seymour High School
  • Julia Halbert, Keller High School
  • Bronson Housmans, Carroll Senior High School
  • Carter Moxley, Brock High School
  • Derek Petrin, Homeschool 
  • Emma Rawley, Aledo High School
  • Caroline Sexton, Homeschool

$2,000 Youth Tour Scholarship Recipients

  • Arya Kumar - 2019 Youth Tour, Keller High School
  • Kade McAdams - 2019 Youth Tour, Seymour High School
  • Destiny Otparlik - 2019 Youth Tour, Azle High School
  • Cole Petit - 2019 Youth Tour, Seymour High School
  • Jackson Schriver - 2019 Youth Tour, Brock High School
  • Chase Torgesen - 2019 Youth Tour, Azle High School

Learn more about the Youth Tour program here.

2019

$4,000 Scholarship Recipients

  • Mckayla Coplen, Aspermont High School
  • Luke Hamilton, Brock High School
  • Avery North, Azle Creek High School
  • Kyzer Polzin, VR Eaton High School
  • Lauren Risenhoover, Carroll Senior High School
  • Elizabeth Simmons, Aledo High School
  • Luke Whiteley, Lipan High School
  • Katlyn Williams, Weatherford High School

$2,000 Scholarship Recipients

  • Haylee Francks, Azle High School
  • Alison Heath, James M. Steele High School
  • Sierra Herbel, Millsap High School
  • Mckenzie Knox , Weatherford High School
  • Maggie Moore, Westlake Academy
  • Sean Payne, Keller High School 
  • Jacob Schriver, Brock High School
  • Anna Thomas, Timber Creek High School

For more information, please contact Annie Watson at awatson@tcectexas.com or 817.752.8116

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