Operation Round Up Scholarship Application

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Eligibility
  • Only Peace River Electric Cooperative (PRECO) members and dependent children may apply
  • Applicant’s permanent legal address must be a home served by PRECO
  • Applicant must have a minimum 2.75 unweighted GPA to apply
Requirements
  • Applicant must submit this official application form
  • Incomplete applications will be disqualified
  • Scholarship recipients are subject to certain conditions of enrollment, usage of funds, grade requirements and other criteria, including good moral character
  • Recipient must attend an accredited 2-year or 4-year institution on a full-time basis or trade/technical school
  • Recipient must maintain at least a 2.0 GPA to receive annual scholarship disbursement

Application Deadline: February 28, 2025


Transcript Deadline: March 7, 2025. Make arrangements to contact your school and request your transcript as soon as possible. If you delay, your transcript may not arrive before scholarships are scored by the Scholarship Committee. Note: We cannot accept transcripts from students. Transcripts must come directly from your school. 

Mail to: Peace River Electric Cooperative 

Attn: Operation Round Up 

PO Box 1310 

Wauchula, FL 33873


To apply, complete the form below.

Type of Scholarship

Scholarship Application




















Enter your PRECO account number




Your High School




Date of High School Graduation


Your school must mail a sealed transcript to PRECO Operation Round Up, PO Box 1310, Wauchula, FL 33873. Transcript must come directly from the school, not from the student. Must be postmarked by February 28, 2025 and received no later than March 7, 2025


Information about You

List your intended major or field of study



Enter the scholarships/grants you have applied for or have received and the amount. If none, select N/A.



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Please list up to 2 previous jobs. If none, select 'No previous employment' in the field below.







































List special circumstances we should take into consideration, if any.
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Acknowledgements/Permissions

The information contained in this application is for the purpose of obtaining funding from Peace River Electric Cooperative’s Operation Round Up Charitable Foundation (ORU). I, the applicant, affirm that the information provided herein is true and complete, and that ORU may consider this statement as continuing to be true and correct until a written notice of a change is provided. ORU is authorized to make all reasonable inquiries deemed necessary to verify the accuracy of the statements made herein. I hereby grant consent for Peace River Electric Cooperative to publish my name and pertinent information in the grantor’s newspaper, magazine, social media and other publication types.


Applicant: Enter your name here

I, the parent/guardian, affirm that the information provided herein is true and complete, and that ORU may consider this statement as continuing to be true and correct until a written notice of a change is provided. ORU is authorized to make all reasonable inquiries deemed necessary to verify the accuracy of the statements made herein. I hereby grant consent for Peace River Electric Cooperative to publish my child's name and pertinent information in the grantor’s newspaper, magazine, social media and other publication types.


Parent/Guardian: Enter your name here

I, the parent/guardian, affirm that the information provided herein is true and complete, and that ORU may consider this statement as continuing to be true and correct until a written notice of a change is provided. ORU is authorized to make all reasonable inquiries deemed necessary to verify the accuracy of the statements made herein. I hereby grant consent for Peace River Electric Cooperative to publish my child's name and pertinent information in the grantor’s newspaper, magazine, social media and other publication types.


Parent/Guardian: Enter your name here
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