This year, Bandera Electric Cooperative will again award ten $1,000 scholarships to area high school seniors and currently enrolled post-secondary education students. 

Recipients are chosen by the selection panel based on three criteria:
Financial Need (30%)
Community Involvement and School Involvement (40%) 
Strength of Essay (40%)

Eligibility Requirements:

1. Applicants must be an active Member of the Cooperative or their immediate family member whose primary residence is served by the Cooperative.
2. Graduating high school seniors must have maintained a minimum 2.50 cumulative grade point average (GPA) on a 4.00 scale.
3. Applicants must meet general admittance requirements of the accredited four year university/college, junior college or TEA approved trade school to which they apply to receive funds.
4. Students currently enrolled in post-secondary educational course work must have maintained a minimum cumulate 2.00 GPA on a 4.00 scale at an accredited four year university/college, junior college or TEA approved trade school.
5. Applicants must enroll as a full-time student (minimum of 12 semester-hours).

To apply for the scholarship, submit an APPLICATION  along with an essay and any other necessary documents.  Entries can be mailed to the address provided on the form.  All entries must be recieved in our office by 5 pm on March 31, 2010.  The winners will be announced in May. 

For more information, contact the Member Services Department at 866-226-3372 or email us.

History
This scholarship program was established in 1998 by Bandera Electric Cooperative to encourage and assist in the educational pursuits of its members and their immediate families.

Texas House Bill 3203, which was passed September 1997, permits nonprofit electric cooperatives to retain unclaimed capital credit payments for scholarships.  The number of scholarships and the amount awarded will vary annually, based on the unclaimed capital credit payments for that year.