Blue Ridge Electric Offers Scholarships to Local Youth

Scholarship applications due March 31!

Looking for extra funds to help pay for college? Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation is offering scholarships only available to members!

The application deadline is March 31 for scholarships worth $14,800. The Blue Ridge Electric scholarships are awarded annually based primarily on financial need as well as community activity, school performance and activities, and personal interviews. Recipients must live in the cooperative’s service territory of Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Watauga, or Wilkes Counties.

For high school seniors seeking a bachelor’s degree, five $2,000 Blue Ridge Electric scholarships are available; and for high school seniors or adults seeking a two-year degree, five $800 Blue Ridge Electric technical or vocational scholarships are available. An additional $800 Charles and Lucille Suddreth Scholarship is available to a Caldwell County resident seeking a two-year degree. The Charles and Lucille Suddreth Scholarship is a memorial scholarship funded by the family of former Blue Ridge Electric board member Charles Suddreth.

Applications are available from high school guidance counselors, local community colleges, or online at BlueRidgeEMC.com under the “In the Community” tab. For more information contact Grey Scheer, director of community relations, at gscheer@blueridgeemc.com or by calling 1-800-451-5474, Ext. 3294.

Blue Ridge Electric serves some 74,000 members in Caldwell, Watauga, Ashe, Alleghany, Wilkes, Avery and Alexander counties.

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