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Washington Youth Tour Scholarship

Area high school sophomores, juniors and seniors have the chance win an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. next summer to participate in the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s Electric Cooperative Youth Tour leadership program. One local winner will be among 1,500 high school students chosen from across the nation to tour Washington, D.C., in June, 2024. The lucky winner will learn more about how government works, visit the Smithsonian Institute, Arlington National Cemetery, Capitol Hill, Mount Vernon, the FDR Memorial, the World War II Memorial and more.
To qualify, a high school sophomore, junior or senior’s primary residence in Plumas, Lassen, Sierra or Washoe counties must be supplied with either electric power through Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative or Internet service through Plumas-Sierra Telecommunications.

Complete the application and submit a typed or legibly-written essay. The topic for this year’s essay is: “Washington Youth Tour students have an opportunity to visit with their congressman or woman. As a member of an electric co-op, write an essay about the concerns and questions you would discuss with your representative. Explain why these are important issues to you.” The essay should be no less than 500 words and no more than 1,000 words. Essays will be judged on creativity and content (with consideration given to spelling and grammar) by the editorial staff of Ruralite magazine in Oregon.

The deadline to apply is Friday, January 12, 2024.

Download the application here and mail or drop off the completed application to:

PSREC

c/o Emily Compton

73233 State Route 70

Portola, CA 96122

Plumas-Sierra REC and Telecommunications Citizen-Scholar Scholarships

Attending a college or university next fall? Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative (REC) and Plumas-Sierra Telecommunications will be offering two $1,000 scholarships in a program designed to enhance the education and resulting careers of deserving rural students.

All interested students are invited and encouraged to apply. To qualify, applicants must be at least a senior in high school with no upper age limit, and their primary residence in Plumas, Lassen, Sierra or Washoe counties must be supplied with either electric power through Plumas-Sierra REC, or telecommunications services through its subsidiary.

The deadline to apply is Friday, April 26, 2024.

Download the application here and mail or drop off the completed application to: