Powering Your Education
Whether offered through our own Co-op, our regional association PREA (Pennsylvania Rural Electric Association), or our national association NRECA (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association), we offer opportunities to member students who are seeking to advance their education.
Supporting the Trades
Not every CEO went to college and no degree guarantees a big bank account. College isn't for everyone, so SREC offers member students a unique scholarship to support their education in trade school or a certification program. Up to two $2,000 scholarships are offered each year. Find more details below.
Championing The Community
Sussex Rural Electric Cooperative was founded out of a Concern for Community and we seek to encourage that level of community engagement in our students. We proudly offer awards to students who work to make their community a better place and show they are a part of its next generation of leaders.
You can find information on Sussex Rural Electric Cooperative's scholarships offerings below. All money used for Sussex Rural Electric Cooperative's scholarships and awards comes from unclaimed capital credit monies that would have been escheated to the state.
To be eligible to receive any scholarships or awards through Sussex Rural Electric Cooperative, students must live in a household powered by Sussex REC with a parent or guardian who is a Sussex REC member.
Hover over each flip card to show more details on each scholarship. To be eligible to receive a scholarship, students must be children of Sussex Rural Electric Cooperative residential members.
The SREC Goodwin Scholarship
The SREC Goodwin Scholarship
- Offers up to two $2,000.00 scholarships yearly
- Applicants must be current high school seniors and able to furnish necessary essay, transcripts, GPA, and other required information
- Must provide at least one school recommendation and one personal recommendation (non-relative)
- Applicants must authorize Sussex REC to use their photo for publicity purposes and must provide a photo of their choice for Sussex REC to use in announcements of scholarship awards
- Applications are due by Friday, March 7th, 2025
Applications for this award have now closed
2
Scholarship Awarded Yearly
2,000
Awarded
Trade School/Certification Scholarship
The SREC Trade Scholarship
- Aims to support goals of students who plan on pursuing a trade
- Offers up to two $2,000.00 scholarships yearly
- Applicants must currently be high school seniors seeking trade certification following graduation
- Must provide GPA information
- Must provide at least one school recommendation and one personal recommendation (non-relative)
- Applicants must authorize Sussex REC to use their photo for publicity purposes and must provide a photo of their choice for Sussex REC to use in announcements of scholarship awards
- Applications are due by Friday, March 7th, 2025
Applications for this award have now closed
2
Scholarships Awarded Yearly
2,000
Awarded per Recipient
Ray Cordts Community Champion Award
The Ray Cordts Community Champion Award
- Celebrates students who work to better their community
- Offers up to two $500.00 awards plus a donation of $500.00 in the student's name to a nonprofit of their choice
- Applicants must be current high school seniors
- Must provide information on organization(s)/club(s)/event(s) applicant has volunteered for in the past
- Must provide letter of recommendation from individual affiliated with an organization the students contributes to
- Applicants must authorize Sussex REC to use their photo for publicity purposes and must provide a photo of their choice for Sussex REC to use in announcements of awards
- Applications are due by Friday, March 7th, 2025
Applications for this award have now closed
2
Awards Presented Yearly
500
Presented to Each Awardee
500
Presented to Organization of Each Awardee's Choice
William F. Matson Scholarship
The PREA Scholarship Trust Fund in Memory of William F. Matson
- Available to sons and daughters of SREC's members and employees through the PREA
- Up to five scholarships (amount to be determined by trustees) are offered each year to co-op member students from NJ or PA
- Applicants must be current high school seniors and able to furnish necessary aptitude test scores
- Applications are due by Monday, May 5th, 2025
Applications for this award have now closed
5
Scholarships Awarded Across NJ & PA
1,000
Awarded per Recipient
Jody Loudenslager Scholarship
The Jody Loudenslager Memorial Scholarship
- This scholarship is only available to students who have attended Youth Tour, offered through PREA
- Two $1,000.00 scholarships will be awarded yearly to Youth Tour alumni from NJ or PA
- Applicants must furnish necessary aptitude test scores
- Available to Youth Tour alumni for all four years of college and can be awarded multiple years
- Applications are due by Monday, May 5th, 2025
Applications for this award have now closed
2
Scholarships Awarded to YT Alumni from NJ or PA
1,000
Awarded per Recipient
Glenn English Youth Tour Alumni Scholarship
Glenn English Youth Tour Alumni Scholarship
- This scholarship is only available to students who have attended Youth Tour, offered through NRECA
- Four $1,000.00 scholarships and one $10,000.00 will be awarded yearly to Youth Tour alumni from across the country
- Applicants must be Youth Tour alumni who are enrolled in college full-time and have already completed at least one semester at an accredited institution with one year of college credits received
- This scholarship can be awarded for multiple years of college
- Applications are due by Sunday, May 4th, 2025
Applications for this award have now closed
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Scholarships Awarded to YT Alumni Nationally
1,000
Awarded to Four Recipients
10,000
Awarded to One Recipient