Sangre de Cristo Electric Association, Inc. 2019 Scholarship Info

In 2019, Sangre de Cristo Electric Association, Inc. will award one four-year scholarship at $2,000 per year (which is available to a graduating high school senior only) and thirteen $2,000 one-time scholarships. Industry associates may fund additional scholarships.

One application form covers all of these available scholarships. To obtain the application, please visit SDCEA’s website, myelectric.coop. Click on the Community Tab> Youth Programs> Scholarships to download the application and for more information. You may also inquire about the scholarship at your high school counselor’s office.

The scholarships may be used by any full-time student at any accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational/ technical school and at any level of the student’s education.

To be eligible for these scholarships, the applicant must be a DEPENDENT of a Sangre de Cristo Electric Association member (claims you on their tax return). Anyone with an active electric account in his or her name is considered a member. For scholarship purposes, the member must be a person, not a busi­ness or organization.

Scholarship applicants will be judged on grade point average, ACT/SAT tests, activities, goals and need. One of the $2,000 schol­arships will be awarded to the dependent of a Sangre de Cristo Electric employee or director. Another two of the $2,000 scholar­ships will be awarded by draw from the remaining applicants not otherwise selected.

Scholarship applications must be received by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, February 1, 2019.

Submit scholarship applications to:

Tracy Linza, Administrative Assistant III
Sangre de Cristo Electric Association, Inc.
P. O. Box 2013, Buena Vista, CO 81211

Direct Line: 719-395-4136, FAX: 719-395-8742
Email: linza@myelectric.coop