NOVEC and VMD Cooperatives Association now accepting scholarship applications

The NOVEC Scholarship Program will award $1,500 scholarships to qualified graduating public high school students in NOVEC’s service territory in Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William and Stafford counties, and the City of Manassas Park. An additional $1,500 scholarship will go to a student in NOVEC’s service territory who either attends private school or is home schooled.

From the scholarship winners, selection committees will choose the overall outstanding student for the $1,500 J. Manley Garber Scholarship. The recipient of this scholarship will receive a total of $3,000 to help with his or her college education. 

Selection committees will look for students who have demonstrated scholastic achievement, community service, work experience, and leadership skills.

A scholarship applicant must:

  1.    Be a college-bound high school senior whose parents or guardians receive electric service from NOVEC.

2.    Have at least a 3.5 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale and submit an official transcript that includes first-semester grades.

3.    Submit Student Achievement Test (SAT) scores; unofficial SAT scores will be accepted.

4.    Demonstrate a wide range of participation and leadership in extracurricular activities, community service, and/or work experience.

5.    Submit two letters of recommendation — one from a high school official, such as a teacher or counselor, and one from a community member, such as a church or Scout leader. 

6.    Submit a 400-word typed autobiographical essay.

7.    List the colleges/universities he or she has applied to or the one the student plans to attend.

8.  Complete the NOVEC scholarship application and submit all required materials no later than March 13, 2017. The entire application process will be online through AwardSpring™ — a secure website. Applicants may access the website through a link at http://www.novec.com.

For more information about the NOVEC Scholarship Program, contact Donna Snellings at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

NOVEC, headquartered in Manassas, Virginia, is a not-for-profit corporation that supplies and distributes electricity and provides energy-related services to more than 164,000 customers in Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford and Clarke counties, the City of Manassas Park, and Clifton. It is one of the largest electric cooperatives of its kind in the nation. For more information, visit http://www.novec.com or ca,ll 703-335-0500 or 1-888-335-0500.

VMDAEC Scholarships

A high school or home-schooled senior — whose parents or guardians are electric cooperative members in Virginia, Delaware, and part of Maryland — may apply for a scholarship from the VMDAEC Educational Scholarship Foundation. An applicant must be entering college or a technical/trade school in autumn 2017.

The foundation will award $1,000 scholarships to students who have been selected based on their financial need, academic achievement, and personal statements. VMDAEC will send scholarship funds directly to a recipient’s chosen educational institution for help with tuition, room and board, student fees, or book purchasing. Successful applicants will be notified no later than May 31, 2017.

Applicants can access the application and guidelines under the Community Resources tab at http://www.vmdaec.com  For .more information, contact Nina Jacobs at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

VMDAEC, based in Glen Allen, Virginia, provides training, communications, legislative and other services to NOVEC and 14 other electric cooperatives in Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware.