Phone: (804) 346-3344
Scholarship Foundation
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Scholarships for Success:
Supporting Cooperative Members
with Over $1.1 Million in Funding
2026 Cycle Opens January 5th.
Deadline is March 20th, 2026.
*Winners will be notified in April.
Scholarship Basics
Each year, the Education Scholarship Foundation awards $1,500 scholarships, in addition to other awards.
The selection process uses a combination of weighted criteria: 40% financial need, 40% academic achievement and 20% personal statement.
Funds can be applied toward tuition, student fees, room and board, or textbooks.
2003
Vmdaec Scholarship Foundation Incorporated
1253
Students Awarded Across The Tri-state Area
1100000
Million Dollars In Scholarships Awarded
Eligibility Requirements
- The primary residence of the applicant’s parent or legal guardian must receive its power from one of the 16 electric cooperatives served by the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives. For a list of qualifying electric cooperatives, see below, and for their service territories, visit here.
- Applicants applying for a scholarship must be a senior graduating from either high school or home school in 2025.
- Applicant must be entering his or her first semester at a post-secondary or trade school in the fall of 2025.
How You Can Help
Education has the power to transform lives and communities.
Every student deserves the opportunity to pursue their dreams and create a better future.
Please help students enrich their lives and the community by donating today!
Your help can make a world of difference.
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Support Students And Your Powerline Workers!
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Lineworker License Plates Are Available!
You can order your “Keeping the Lights On” lineworker license plate from DMV today.
Not only will you be showing your support for the men and women who work so hard to keep your lights on,
but for each plate ordered, $15 of the $25 goes to the VMDAEC Scholarship Foundation to help students in your cooperative community!
Donate Today!
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Scholarships awarded by the foundation are sustained by your local cooperative and financial contributions that may take many forms.
These include tax-deductible contributions to the Foundation and are always welcomed! Your donation can be a gift, done anonymously, or in honor or memory of a specific individual. 100% of your donation will be used for scholarships.
For more information about making a bequest, please read our Estate Planning Brochure.
Past Scholarship Recipients
Having awarded scholarships to 1,253 recipients for the past 22 years,
there are many success stories of what these students have done in their college careers and beyond.
Here is a sampling of what a few of them had to say.
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For applicant questions, please direct inquiries to scholarship@vmdaec.com.