Each year MECA awards two $1,000 scholarships to qualifying youth. To be eligible, applicants, or one of their parents/guardians, must be a member or employee of a Michigan rural electric cooperative. They must also be planning to attend, or currently attend, a Michigan college or school full-time.

Selection will be based on:

• Grade point average;
• Characteristics of responsibility, leadership and academic achievement;
• Extra curricular and community activities;
• Appropriate course of study;
• Essay response; and

• May include an interview.

  Applicants must complete and submit an application accompanied by a copy of a high school or college transcript by April 1, 2009.

  Maria Meehan of Dafter and Sarah Piccard of Caledonia, are recipients of the 2008 MECA scholarship awards. MECA received 203 applications for the scholarships.

  Applications are now available for the 2008-2009 school year. Here’s a PDF version of the application to be viewed or printed and used. (This file is in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.)

  

  Applications are also available by mail at: MECA Scholarship, 2859 W. Jolly Rd., Okemos, MI 48864. Contact Beri Wolford at 517-351-6322, Ext. 205 or e-mail: wolford@countrylines.com for more information.