Complete application, photo and transcripts must be submitted online by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, March 6, 2020.

Applications that are submitted late, even due to technical difficulties that are no fault of the applicant, will not be considered. It is recommended to apply early to avoid last minute issues.

1. Parent, legal guardian or applicant must be a member of Medina EC.

• The electric account must be in the name of the applicant or the applicant’s parent or legal guardian.
• If relationship is anything other than parent or self, paperwork may be required showing that the member is the legal guardian of the applicant.
• If the membership is held by a non-natural person or entity, only the designated voter or his/her dependents are eligible.

2. If applying for the High School Senior Scholarship, you must be less than 21 years of age on the application deadline and be graduating in 2020.

3. If applying for the Adult Scholarship, you must be less than 64 years of age on the application deadline and have graduated from high school before 2020:

• If less than 25 years of age, the membership account must be in your name, or your parent/legal guardian’s name.
• If 25 – 64 years of age, the membership must be in your name (the applicant).

4.  Applicant must:

• Plan on attending a recognized institution of higher education to pursue a certification, associate degree, bachelor’s degree or master’s degree.
• Enroll in a recognized institution of higher education within 12 months of being awarded the Medina EC scholarship, or by the spring 2021 semester.
• Use the scholarship within 12 months of being awarded the scholarship, or by the spring 2021 semester. 

5.  Previous Medina EC scholarship recipients are not eligible, unless the scholarship was a result of a Medina EC Youth Tour prize.

1. The completed application must be submitted online.

2. Applicant must have a 3.0 or higher GPA.  Applicant must submit a transcript. An official transcript is not required, but can be requested if staff sees fit.

• High School Senior Scholarship: Submit the most recent high school transcript, which must include grades through December 2019.
• Adult Scholarship: Submit the transcript from the most recent institution of education attended.

3. A recent, color photograph must be submitted. If chosen as a winner, this photograph is what is printed in all of Medina EC’s promotional material so please be sure it is an appropriate photo for the cooperative to use. Do not send selfies or photos with SnapChat filters.

• Photo must be a high quality or original resolution, portrait style (head shot) orientation and only the applicant can be in the photo.
• Must be in either a .jpg or .tiff format. 

Example of an acceptable photo:

4. Applications that are submitted after the deadline, not online, are handwritten, have no photograph or a photo that is not appropriate, include documents that are not required, do not submit a transcript, or are incomplete will not be considered.