The 2023-24 Coolidge Scholarship application is now live.
The Coolidge Scholarship is a full-ride, four-year, merit scholarship that recipients may use for undergraduate study at any accredited college or university in the United States. Any high school junior who plans to enroll in college in the fall of 2025 and is an American citizen or legal permanent resident is eligible to apply (current high school seniors are not eligible to apply). Winners may use the scholarship to pursue any academic major. Academic excellence is the primary criterion considered by the Coolidge Scholarship. Secondary criteria include an interest in public policy and an appreciation of the values President Coolidge championed. Successful candidates will also demonstrate humility and have a record of genuine service to their communities. A complete description of the scholarship’s criteria is available here. The competition for the Coolidge Scholarship is significant -- only a few new Coolidge Scholarships are awarded each year from a pool of candidates that spans the entire country. Even so, students have reported to us in past years they were glad to have applied even if they didn’t win because the experience helped prepare them for college applications later on. Furthermore, the Coolidge Foundation invites one hundred of the top Coolidge Scholarship applicants to participate in the Coolidge Senators Program, which includes an all-expenses-paid summit gathering and a $1,000 scholarship. Scholarship applicants are automatically considered for the Senators Program. Please know that the application requires that candidates read President Coolidge’s Autobiography and a few other reading assignments, and then write three essays. We therefore encourage students to begin the application early. Candidates who begin the application at the last minute are unlikely to be successful. The submission deadline is 5:00 PM Pacific time, Thursday, January 18, 2024. The scholarship application, along with additional information, can be accessed on our scholarship site: www.coolidgescholars.org. Questions? We can be reached by email at [email protected] or by phone at (202) 827-4291. Matt Denhart, Coolidge Foundation President Rob Hammer, Coolidge Scholarship Director Kansas Crime Stoppers is offering a $500 non-renewable scholarship for seniors that will be attending an accredited university next year. Please read below for more information. For a printable PDF of the application, click HERE.
Sedgwick Co Electric Co-op Member Opportunity Sophomores and Juniors whose parents/guardians are Sedgwick County Electric Co-op members, have an opportunity to attend Youth Tour programs and receive scholarships. Four lucky winners will be announced prior to our Annual Meeting on April 9th, 2024.
One will have the opportunity to attend the Electric Cooperative Youth Tour in Washington, D.C. June 14-20, 2024, and one will have the opportunity to attend the Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp in Steamboat Springs, Colorado July 12-18, 2024. Additionally, each winner will receive a $500 college or trade school scholarship! The remaining two winners will receive a $500 college or trade school scholarship. The Electric Cooperative Youth Tour begins in Topeka with a tour of our State Capitol and FreeState Electric Cooperative before flying to Washington, D.C. The Kansas delegation travels with the Hawaiian delegation, and they will meet students from 44 participating states. Once in D.C., students will visit various museums and memorials, as well as meet with Congressmen, Senators, and their staff. Students will return with a sense of honor, respect, and appreciation for our Country as well as making lifelong friendships. At the Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp, students will learn the significance of being part of an Electric Cooperative, tour Craig Generation Plant, go white water rafting down the Colorado River, and participate in a variety of leadership workshops. Lifelong friendships will be made with other students from Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Wyoming. Brochures for the Washington DC trip and for the Colorado Trip and applications for any Sophomore or Junior whose parent or guardian is a member of Sedgwick County Electric Co-op and receives electricity service. Each trip is chaperoned by delegates of the Kansas Electric Cooperative (KEC). The due date is 5pm Friday, February 9, 2024. Applications may also be submitted by going to our website www.sedgwickcountyelectric.coop and in the upper right-hand corner clicking on Apply for Youth Programs. Please contact Jo Luehrs if you have any questions at 316-542-3131 or email [email protected] |