Scholarship Programs

VMDAEC Education Scholarship

APPLICATIONS OPEN FEBRUARY 1, 2025 and open to BARC area seniors The VMDAEC Education Scholarship Foundation provides scholarships for post-secondary education to deserving but financially challenged students from the program’s member electric cooperative territories.

Scholarship Basics

Each year, the Education Scholarship Foundation awards $1,000 scholarships. A combination of weighted criteria is used in the selection process: 40% financial need; 40% academic achievement; and 20% personal statement. Funds can be applied towards tuition, student fees, room and board, or textbooks.

Eligibility Requirements

• Primary residence of applicant’s parent or legal guardian must receive its power from one of the 15 electric cooperatives served by Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives (VMDAEC).
• Applicants applying for a 2025 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 school or technical/trade school in the fall of 2025.

For applicant questions, please direct all scholarship inquiries to scholarship@vmdaec.com. To apply visit: vmdaec.com/scholarship.

Virginia Institute on Cooperative Education (VICE) and Scholarship

March 21-23, 2025 at Graves Mountain Lodge

2025 VICE Application due by February 14, 2025

Each spring, VCC sponsors the Virginia Institute on Cooperative Education, a leadership conference to educate high school juniors and seniors about cooperatives and the co-op form of business through interactive instruction that includes a live simulation, “Who’s Minding the Store?” Students gain teamwork, leadership, and communication skills, with top performers having the opportunity to receive up to $2,000 in educational scholarships.