Scholarships
Every year, GVEA awards eight scholarships for the academic year. Seven are awarded in April at our Annual Meeting, and the eighth is awarded in August. To be eligible for a GVEA scholarship, the applicant or member of the applicant's immediate family must be a member of Golden Valley Electric Association.
Career & Technical Education Scholarship ($2,500)
This is a nonrenewable scholarship awarded to one student per year. Applicant must be enrolled or accepted as a part-time (at least 6 credit hours per semester or 4 hours per quarter) or full-time student at an accredited school in a program leading toward a recognized license, certificate, or an Associates Degree (2 years or less). Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 at the most recent education institution attended (high school or post-secondary).
**Application Deadline: July 27, 2012. Scholarship will be awarded in August 2012.Academic Degree Scholarship ($15,000)
This is a four-year scholarship and is only awarded to one student each year. Applicant must be a graduating senior from a high school, correspondence study, or distance education program in GVEA's service area that is accredited by the State of Alaska Department of Education. Applicant must be pursuing a four-year bachelor's degree at any University of Alaska campus and have a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 3.5.
Academic Scholarship ($2,500)
This is nonrenewable scholarship awarded to three students per year. Applicant must be a graduating senior from a high school, correspondence study, or distance education program in GVEA's service area that is accredited by the State of Alaska Department of Education. Minimum GPA of 3.0 required. Applicant must be pursuing a four-year bachelor's degree at an accredited school.
Continuing Education Scholarship ($2,000)
This is a nonrenewable scholarship awarded to three students per year. Current year graduating high school seniors are not eligible for this scholarship. Applicant must be enrolled or accepted as a part-time (at least 6 credit hours per semester or 4 hours per quarter) or full-time student at an accredited school in a program leading toward a bachelor's or master's degree. Applicant must have completed 12 or more credits with a minimum GPA of 2.5.
Scholarship Recipients
2011 Career & Technical Education Scholarship Recipient
Lora Sue Anderson (Pursuing her Registered Nursing Associates Degree at UAF)
2012 Academic and Continuing Education Scholarship Winners
$2,000 Continuing Education Scholarships: Emily Anderson, Berklee College of Music, MA; Jamie Bourque, UAF; Ava Goepfert, Gustavus Adolphus College, MN
$2,500 Academic Scholarships: Jaguar Kristeller, Lathrop H.S.; Anna Quist, West Valley H.S.; Austin Roberts, West Valley H.S.
$15,000 Academic Scholarship: Lathrop senior Claire Ferree
