College Scholarship Competitions

OREC Scholarship Competition

In our traditional academic competition, URE selects one young man and one young woman as nominees to the OREC (Ohio Rural Electric Cooperatives) statewide scholarship competition. This competition recognizes students for their classroom achievements along with their contributions to the community and their ability to speak in front of a panel of judges.

Winners of the URE nomination receive $500 each in addition to the opportunity to compete for the OREC scholarships. At the state level, our nominees will compete against nominees of other Ohio electric Cooperatives for twelve scholarship ranging from $1,200 to $2,500 each.

The application for this scholarship can be download, but a printed copy must be returned to the URE office by the early spring deadline in order to be considered for the scholarship.

Follow the links below to access the application form and rules.

• 2009 OREC Scholarship Letter (PDF)
• 2009 OREC Schloarship Rules (PDF)
  Required Reading: The Cooperative Difference (PDF)
• Short Essay Form
• Download and edit Application Form

Touchstone Energy Achievement Scholarship

The Touchstone Energy Achievement Scholarship was added to our program to recognize those students who may not be classroom achievers, but achievers in life.

Students who have overcome obstacles to achieve success and who exhibit the Touchstone Core Values will be selected for this award. Touchstone's Core Values are: Accountability, Integrity, Innovation and Commitment to the Community. The scholarship application materials explain this in detail.

URE will award a nominee to the statewide competition with $750. This nominee will go on to compete for one of four scholarships of either $500 or $1000.

The application for this scholarship can be downloaded, but a printed copy must be returned to the URE office by the early spring deadline in order to be considered for the scholarship.

Follow the links below to access the application form and rules.

• 2008 Touchstone Energy Achievement Scholarship Letter and Rules
• Required Reading: The Cooperative Difference
• Short Essay Form
  Download and edit Application Form

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