AVEC Scholarship

Accepting Applications

About the Scholarship

Opens: 6/1/2024

Closes: 8/15/2024

AVEC Scholarship provides scholarship/loans to members of the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (AVEC) and their families who are attending or planning to attend college in any state and are willing to work in the area after graduation.

Award Amount Varies

Essay Required: No
Need-Based: Yes
Merit-Based: No
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Requirements

This program is open to members of AVEC and residents of households whose head is a member.

Applicants must be enrolled or planning to enroll full or parttime in a trade school, apprenticeship, vocational/technical school, or college to obtain a marketable skill or trade that can be used to work in an AVEC village.

They must have a GPA of 2.0 or higher.

They must be willing to search for employment in AVEC's geographic location that encourages the continued economic development of the area, to accept such a position if it is offered, and to work for 1 year for each year of scholarship support.

Details

Pursued Degree Level

Professional Badge, Professional Certification, Professional Micro-credential, 1-year Certificate, Associate Degree, Bachelor's Degree

Current Grade

High School Senior, Community College Freshman, Community College Sophomore, College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior, 5th Year College Undergraduate, Nth Year College Undergraduate

Location

Country: US
State: AK

Minimum GPA

Activities

Community Service, Extracurricular Activities

Affiliations

Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (AVEC)

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