Good Neighbor Scholarship
Central Electric Cooperative (CEC) is proud to offer its Good Neighbor Scholarship program. Applicants must be able to communicate how they contribute non-paid time to help their community, school and/or church. This program awards scholarships to CEC members or their children.
Applicants must be enrolled in a post-secondary educational institution, complete our application, complete application requirements, and submit a 500-word essay.
Employees and directors of CEC, along with members of their immediate families, are ineligible.
Click here for a printable version of our application. Click here to view the Good Neighbor Scholarship Brochure.
Application Guidelines
Applicant must receive electric service from CEC and their account must be in good standing. This is a one-time award per individual.
- Entirely completed, two-page application.
- 500-word, typed essay answering:
- What does being a good neighbor mean to you? Describe activities you do to contribute to your community.
- What does being a good neighbor mean to you? Describe activities you do to contribute to your community.
- An appropriate, high resolution portrait (school or sport) style photo of yourself. Photos can be emailed to rtritten@central.coop or submitted through our online application.
- Letter of acceptance from a post-secondary institution.
- Letter of recommendation from a non-relative.
Application Submittal
All application requirements can be submitted through our online application.
Application Scoring
Applicants will be scored on:
- Following application directions.
- 500-word essay.
- Recommendation letter.
- Leadership activities.
- Volunteerism.
The category with the most weight is volunteerism.
