EMC offers student scholarships

JEFFERSON - Jackson Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) is currently accepting applications for three scholarship programs based on academic ability, faculty recommendations and financial need. Winners will be chosen by a scholarship committee, which will carefully review each application to select the most qualified candidates.

Jackson EMC offers two separate types of awards through the A.T. Sharpton Scholarship program, named in honor of a late chairman of the Jackson EMC Board of Directors. Six $1,000 scholarships will be awarded this year, three from each of the following two categories.

The A.T. Sharpton Restricted Scholarship Award is available exclusively to students planning to attend Gainesville State College. Financial need is a primary consideration, but judges will also consider academic average, standardized test scores and recommendations.

The A.T. Sharpton Unrestricted Scholarship Award is available for any accredited two-or four-year college, university or technical college in the nation, and can be awarded to high school seniors who have been accepted to one of these schools or to full- or part-time students currently enrolled at the undergraduate or graduate level. Financial need is a primary consideration, but judges will also consider academic average, standardized test scores and recommendations.

Also available is the Walter Harrison Scholarship, administered by Georgia EMC and named for a leader in the state and national electric cooperative movements. Several of these $1,000 scholarships are awarded statewide to undergraduate students enrolled in or accepted by a Georgia college, university or technical school. A.T. Sharpton applicants may also apply for the Walter Harrison Scholarship as long as the requirements are met.

All scholarship recipients must be a customer of Jackson EMC or the son or daughter of a customer, and must also be a resident of the home served by Jackson EMC.

Students interested in applying for any or all of these scholarships should contact their area high-school guidance counselors or complete the application online at www.jacksonemc.com/scholarships. The deadline for applications is January 29, 2010.