Scholarships

 

SMPA believes education is the power of our future generations. We also believe it is our responsibility to help students take the next step in their education. For the past 11 years, SMPA has funded higher educational opportunities for our area youth by awarding a scholarship to one graduating senior from each of the six high schools in our service territory.

2010 Scholarship Recipients:

Mia McLughlin
Telluride
$2,000 SMPA
Melissa Maier
Nucla
$2,000 SMPA
Mollie Lane
Norwood
$2,000 SMPA
Willa Johnson
Ridgway
$2,000 SMPA

 
Stephanie Ficco
Ouray
$2,000 SMPA
Julian Roberts
Silverton
$2,000 SMPA
MacKenzie Bronson
Telluride
$500 Tri-State
Brittney Manzagol
Ridgway
$500 Tri-State

 

Carli Hansen
Ouray
$1,000 Basin General
Chelsey Green
Buena Vista
$1,000 Basin Employee

 

Application Rules and Requirements:

It shall be the policy of San Miguel Power Association, Inc. to:

  1. Award a scholarship annually each Spring to a graduating senior from all high schools within SMPA's service territory. All recipients must be a member or dependent of a SMPA member.
  2. Each scholarship shall be $2,000 and will be awarded to only one student from each high school. An alternate will be selected from each school should the original recipient not claim their scholarship.
  3. Additional scholarships sponsored by associate organizations to be awarded by SMPA, i.e Tri-State G&T and Basin Electric, shall be awarded per the provisions of this policy as well.
  4. An additional scholarship is available from Basin Electric for dependents of SMPA employees. The selection committee shall choose one application to forward to Basin Electric to be entered into their pool of applicants, which shall be separate from any and all SMPA scholarships.
  5. Scholarships will be limited to only those students graduating from area high schools. The student can not be a student at a high school outside the territory.
  6. In addition to a completed application, all students wishing to be considered for a scholarship shall provide the following information:
    1. Transcript of grades
    2. Essay of at least 250 words on a subject selected by SMPA
    3. Community Involvement
    4. Intended course of study
    5. Two letters of reference
  7. A selection committee comprised of community members from the educational field shall judge each application without knowing the name of the student until after the selections have been made.
  8. Applications for the scholarship will be judged by the following criteria:
    1. Completed application
    2. Grade Point Average
    3. Essay
    4. Community involvement
    5. Course of study - Intended degree should be related to the cooperative business
  9. Scholarship checks shall be issued in the students name and the name of the institution they will be attending. Checks will be handed out at the SMPA annual meeting or mailed to recipients after the annual meeting date.

For more information, contact Carla Spangler at 1-877-864-7311.

 


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