The application (and all attachments hereto) must be signed, completed and submitted by February 21, 2025. If an applicant fails to complete the entire application or fails to submit all of the items in the format requested hereunder by the deadline date, the application will not be considered for any purpose or under any circumstances with respect to the scholarships of the Foundation.

Please note that the application must be signed by both the student applying for the scholarship and the parent/guardian of the applicant and, if either of such signatures is not on the application, the application will be considered incomplete and not considered in the application process.

The application with all required attachments and submissions must be received no later than February 21, 2025. NO POSTMARKS.

The Foundation does not, and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion or national origin or on any other basis in either the application process or in the consideration and granting of the scholarships provided by the Foundation. By submitting the application package and the attachments and submissions relating to the application, the applicant and his or her parent/guardian signing the application are certifying that the information submitted is true and correct and the applicant and his or her parent are agreeing to the scholarship conditions set forth below.

SCHOLARSHIP CONDITIONS

The terms and conditions on which the scholarships are to be made for the 2025 scholarship year are as follows:

1. The scholarships shall be transmitted to the accredited school selected by the scholarship recipient.
2. The scholarships are granted only to graduating high school seniors.
3. The scholarships shall be announced and awarded in the spring prior to the recipient’s graduation, but are contingent and subject to the scholarship recipient graduating from high school and passing any required graduation exam.
4. The one-time scholarship will be available for use by the student for the immediate academic year following the student’s high school graduation.
5. The scholarship will be paid by the Foundation directly to the educational institution for credit to the student’s account at the institution with notification of receipt to be received from the educational institution.
6. To qualify for the scholarship, the student must attend an accredited 15-week electrical lineworker training program of the scholarship recipient’s choice, provided that such school chosen is an approved institution.
7. In order for the scholarship funds to be received to the benefit of the scholarship recipient, the student must enroll on a full-time basis at the institution selected, which full-time status must be certified to by the institution. Failure to qualify as a full-time student will result in a rescission of the scholarship with the funds being returned from the institution to the Foundation. There are no exceptions to this rule, and except as determined by the Foundation on a nondiscriminatory basis, there will be no deferral of enrollment.
8. To qualify for the scholarship, the applicant must be a candidate for graduation from an accredited high school in Butler, Dallas, Lowndes or Wilcox Counties of Alabama. Homeschooled students must be the dependent of a Pioneer Electric Cooperative member and reside at their primary residence.
9. The scholarships will not be awarded solely based on need, nor will need be a predominate basis upon which any determination is made.
10. Scholarship recipients are in no way guaranteed employment at Pioneer Electric Cooperative upon completion of training. However, those who complete a lineworker training program are encouraged to apply for advertised positions.

We, the undersigned individuals, the applicant and a parent/guardian of the applicant, by signing below authorize the release of any and all academic information and do hereby authorize the guidance counselor and principal of my high school to discuss such information with the Foundation.

By signing below, we acknowledge that we have each read the application information and do hereby certify that we understand the contents of the application package. Also, by signing below, we each certify that the information provided in the application and each of the attachments submitted with the application are true and correct. If any of the information provided in the application or any of the attachments is found not to be true and correct, the application will be immediately disqualified and, if any scholarship has been awarded, such scholarship shall be rescinded.