$1000 Touchstone Energy Scholarships: YEC awards a total of 12 $1,000 Touchstone Energy Scholarships to graduating seniors at area high schools. Applicants must be members of YEC.
$1000 Technical Advantage Scholarship: YEC awards one $1,000 Technical Advantage Scholarship to a graduating senior attending York Technical College in the fall.
Apply for Opportunity Scholarship by June 1
Not everyone’s pursuit of a bachelor’s degree takes a direct path from high school to four years on a college campus. The Jenny Ballard Opportunity Scholarship is for women whose academic journeys have taken worthwhile detours, like marriage and family.
Applications for a one-time award are now open for female members of York Electric Cooperative whose pursuit of a college degree has been interrupted or delayed. Sponsored by Women Involved in Rural Electrification (WIRE)—a service organization associated with South Carolina’s electric cooperatives—the $2,500 scholarship is based on need and personal goals.
The scholarship will be awarded based on the information provided in the application. Applicants for the program must:
- be a member of York Electric Cooperative or another South Carolina electric cooperative;
- have graduated from high school or earned a GED at least 10 years ago;
- obtain acceptance into an accredited college or university;
- demonstrate financial need.
Recipients will receive scholarships for the fall 2024 or spring 2025 semester, with funds paid directly to the college or university. Apply online for the 2024 Jenny Ballard Opportunity Scholarship by June 1 at ecsc.org/wire. Paper forms are available at York Electric offices and can be mailed to Peggy Dantzler, The Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina, 808 Knox Abbott Drive, Cayce, SC 29033. Send e-mail inquiries to Peggy.Dantzler@ecsc.org.