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.

2026 Scholarship Recipients

Miles Bittle
Harding Academy

Sierra Gibbs
Bryant High School

Grace Gunther
Bigelow High School

Khloe Lloyd
DeWitt High School

Paten Oxner
Searcy High School

Claire Matthews
Bryant High School

Georgie McMahan
Searcy High School

Hannah Ritter
Heber Springs High School

Logan Underwood
Cabot High School