Co-op Foundation

The Electric Cooperative Foundation was created by the electric cooperatives of Alabama in 1997 in an effort to give back to the communities they serve by providing scholarships for post-secondary and vocational education to accredited institutions for qualifying high school seniors. The Foundation awards scholarships to dependents of members of the participating electric cooperatives in each of the 21 districts established by the Foundation’s Board of Directors. The
sole decision as to who is to receive the scholarship in each established district will be determined by the Board of Directors of the Foundation. However, the Foundation may request or enlist the assistance of the electric cooperatives in each district in disseminating the applications and information about the scholarships, and may request assistance from such electric cooperatives in gathering and screening the scholarship applications, although such assistance and the final determination shall always remain under the direction and control of the Board of Directors of the Foundation.

In 2017, the Electric Cooperative Foundation awarded 86 scholarships totaling $103,000 to graduating high school seniors in 21 Alabama cooperative service areas. A total of 835 scholarship applications were received for review. Scholarships ranged from $500 to $2,500. Scholarships were awarded to the following students: