Scholarships

Each year, Citizens Electric Corporation offers a total of $7,000 in scholarships to students living within the utility’s service territory.

Six $1,000 scholarships are awarded to a graduating senior from each of the following high schools: Oak Ridge, Saxony Lutheran, Perryville, St. Vincent, Ste. Genevieve and Valle Catholic. The schools’ guidance counselors are responsible for administrating the applications and selecting the winners.

A seventh $1,000, at-large scholarship will be awared to a student meeting the following criteria:

• Lives within the CEC service territory and does not attend one of the schools listed above or is home-schooled.
• His/her parent or legal guardian is a current CEC member.
• Has a 2.5 or better grade point average.
• Provides a copy of their high school transcript.
• Completes an application and returns it to CEC.
• Includes letter of recommendation.
• Answers the essay question.
• Applications are accepted February, March with a deadline in April for the year they are given.

If you require additional information, email CEC.

Students applying for the at-large scholarship should mail their completed applications to:

Citizens Electric Corporation
Attn.: Libby Roerig
150 Merchant St.
P.O. Box 311
Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670