WALTER HARRISON SCHOLARSHIP
The scholarship is named in honor
of Walter Harrison, a pioneer in the rural electricity movement and a
leader at the local, state and national levels in electric cooperative
programs. It is funded by Georgia's 41 electric cooperatives, including
Altamaha EMC, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and
the Georgia Rural Electric Supply Corp. Since 1985, approximately
$236,000 has been awarded to students through the Walter Harrison
Scholarship fund.
The Scholarship was created in 1985 by the
board of directors of Georgia EMC, a trade association representing the
41 electric cooperatives in Georgia, Oglethorpe Power Corp., Georgia
Transmission Corp. and Georgia System Operations Corp.
WALTER HARRISON SCHOLARSHIP FUND CRITERIA
- Deadline to submit scholarship application is Friday, January 31, 2025.
- The recipient's primary residence must be the household of an Altamaha EMC member or Altamaha EMC employee. All Altamaha EMC members and employees are also eligible.
- The recipient must be enrolled in an accredited program, either full-time or part-time.
- The recipient must be an undergraduate student only.A person may submit an application each year, but previous winners are not eligible for a second scholarship.
- The scholarship fund will be in the form of a grant program with funds being paid to the college, university or technical school in Georgia.
- The scholarship fund will provide $1,000 to each scholarship winner's educational expenses. The number of scholarships will depend on the fund earnings.
- Scholarship use must commence within one year of date of issuance and be totally utilized within two years of the date of issuance. The school shall return any unused funds to the scholarship fund.
- The scholarship may be used at any two-year or four-year accredited college or university in Georgia including technical schools.
- A combination of need and academic ability will be used in determining scholarship fund winners.
- Georgia Southern University will administer the scholarship fund.
- Scholarship winners must notify Altamaha EMC of their acceptance of the award and the name of the school they plan to attend by June 1, 2024 or they will forfeit the scholarship.
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For more information about the Walter Harrison Scholarship Program, contact Will NeSmith at:
Will NeSmith
Altamaha EMC
PO Box 346 - Lyons, GA 30436
(912) 526-2173
will.nesmith@altamahaemc.com