YEC’s Scholarships Help Light the Way to the Future

$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.

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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.