Scholarships

First Electric Cooperative awards nine $2,000 scholarships to high school seniors living in the co-op’s five districts each year. They are funded through the member-supported Operation Round-Up program. 

To be eligible for the scholarships, applicants must be a high school senior whose parents or guardians have their primary residence served by First Electric Cooperative. They must have a minimum 3.0 grade-point average through their senior year of high school and after graduation attend an accredited institute of higher learning in Arkansas on a full-time basis, which includes technical career programs.

2025 Scholarship Recipients 

Allison Burgess
Beebe High School

Ashley Tipton
Sylvan Hills High School

Briley Jo Starks
Bigelow High School

Donald Noah Ruffin
DeWitt High School

Emma Taylor
Sylvan Hills High School

Hudson Buie
Bryant High School

John Thomas Allen
Bryant High School

Mandy Smith
West Side High School

Taylor Youngblood
Heber Springs High School