Scholarship Application

Overview:

Each year, MPD Electric Cooperative, Inc. will award annual scholarships to children of their current members who plan to or are currently attending any 2-year or 4-year college as a full-time student. These scholarships consist of the following:

• Up to $2,500 annually for scholarships to applicants attending a 2-year college
• Up to $9,500 annually for scholarships to applicants attending a 4-year college

Eligibility:

In order to qualify, the applicant must:

• Be a dependent child (up to age 25) living in the home of a current MPD Electric Cooperative member
• Be a high school graduate or current college student within South Carolina who has obtained a cumulative GPA of at least 3.7 out of a 5.0 scale or 2.7 out of a 4.0 scale
• Be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student who carries 12 credit hours or more, during any given semester, which must be required for award to the degree sought

 Requirements:

• Each applicant must submit a current high school or college transcript showing GPA along with the completed scholarship application.
• Once applications are reviewed by the scholarship committee, the top applicants must be available for an in-person interview with the committee, which will determine the scholarship winners.

Notes:

• Selected applicants will be required to provide a final transcript before issuance of scholarship.
• Scholarships will be renewed each semester of attendance, not exceeding the 2- or 4-year limit, based on cumulative GPA obtained within each year the scholarships have been applied. This payment will be sent to the financial aid business office of the applicant’s chosen school each qualifying Fall or Spring semester and applied to the recipient’s school account.
• To renew the scholarship, recipients must maintain a GPA of 2.7 or higher, based on a 4.0 scale.
• Student progress will be reviewed annually following each academic school year. Students who fall below the minimum GPA requirement and full-time status of at least 12 hours each semester will be ineligible to further receive the scholarship.
• Students who are eligible for the LIFE or HOPE Scholarship, or other academic scholarships, are eligible to receive the scholarship. In such cases, the amount of the MPD Electric Cooperative Scholarship may be used to supplement the other scholarships received, but the total scholarship package may not exceed the total cost of the college’s tuition and fees.