BEMC Scholarship Highway Program

Each year Brunswick Electric awards two (2) scholarships of $5,000 each to high school seniors from Brunswick County and Columbus County.

The scholarship awards are based on a combination of academic achievement, participation in community or school-related activities, SAT scores, letters of reference and submission of a 1,500 word essay.  The topic for the 2012 Scholarship competition is:

"How Cooperatives Create Value for Their Members
and the Community"

CEO Robert W. Leavitt, Jr. says, "This scholarship program is an extension of our commitment to education.  Along with our Bright Ideas educational grants for K-12 teachers and specialized teaching programs like "Get Charged" for middle school students, and CFL Charlie's Super Energy Savers for fourth graders, this gives us a way to help students beyond high school."

The scholarships are open to all high school seniors meeting the following criteria:
     1.   must be a U.S. Citizen;
     2.   attend a high school located in Brunswick or Columbus County;
     3.   live in a residence receiving electric service from BEMC;
     4.   must be the dependent of a BEMC member with a permanent primary
           residence that currently received electric service from BEMC;
     5.   have been accepted at an accredited 2-yr community college, 4-yr college, or
           a vocational / technical school, for full-time status of 12 or more credit hours;
     6.   and plan to start school in the fall of the award year.

2012 Application packages with full details will be available through the guidance counselors at area high schools in January or may be downloaded below.

The completed application must be submitted through the
Guidance Counselor at your high school by FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2012

2012 Full Application Package with Instructions (PDF file - 4 pages)
 2012 Application Form only (editable MS Word document - 2 pages)