Any high school or home school senior graduating in the spring of 2023, and whose primary residence is served by Central Virginia Electric Cooperative, is eligible to apply for a scholarship that may be applied to a 2- or 4-year college or trade school. The open date for applications is January 30, 2023, while the application deadline is April 3, 2023. Award recipients will be notified no later than June 1, 2023. The online application and additional information can be found on the VMDAEC scholarship website.
Scholarships are awarded by the Virginia, Maryland, & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives’ (VMDAEC) Education Scholarship Foundation. The Foundation’s board of directors will select recipients based on these weighted criteria: financial need at 40%, academic achievement at 40%, and personal statement at 20%. An applicant must be entering his or her first semester at a post-secondary or technical/trade school in the fall of 2023. Scholarship funds, which will be sent directly to the educational institution, must be used toward tuition, student fees, room and board, or textbooks.
Since 2001, the VMDAEC’s Education Scholarship Foundation has provided approximately 998 scholarships to graduating high school students totaling more than $900,000. The scholarships are named in honor of Roberta I. Harlowe and Worth M. Hudson. Hudson was the Foundation’s first chairman and former chairman of the board of directors of Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative in Chase City, Virginia. Roberta Harlowe currently serves as the Vice Chair of the CVEC Board of Directors and has previously served as chair of the VMDAEC scholarship fund. The number of scholarships awarded each year is based on the funds available.
For more information about the VMDAEC Scholarship Program, or to access the application on January 30, 2023, visit the VMDAEC scholarship website. Please email questions about donations and the application process to the VMDAEC scholarship email.