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