In 2026, up to 20 traditional scholarships will be awarded. These $1,000 scholarships will be made available to seniors whose parents or legal guardians are members of Vernon Electric Cooperative. VEC will choose one senior from each of the following schools: Aquinas, Brookwood, Cashton, Central, De Soto, Hillsboro, Kickapoo, La Farge, Luther, Sparta, Viroqua, Westby, Cornerstone Christian Academy, Royal, Wonewoc-Center, Youth Initiative, and At-Large (home-schooled or school not listed). After drawing for each of the above schools, all remaining applicant names will be combined and an additional three names will be drawn to receive a $1,000 scholarship.
Qualifications for the scholarship are:
- One of the applicant’s parents or legal guardians must be an active member and in good standing with Vernon Electric Cooperative.
- The application must be completed and received at the Vernon Electric Cooperative headquarters office by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
- The recipient must be enrolled full-time and be in good standing at the high school they are attending.
- The recipient must have maintained a 2.0 or better grade point average during their first semester of post-secondary education.
Recipients will be chosen in a random drawing at VEC’s January Board of Director’s Meeting from all the completed and verified applications received for the scholarships. Any student- applicant or parent or legal guardian may attend the drawing portion of the Meeting to observe. Students chosen as recipients will be contacted and invited to the Cooperative’s Annual Meeting to accept their certificate.
Disbursement of the scholarship will be made upon receipt of transcript from the student verifying the stipulations listed above.
Return application to:
Vernon Electric Cooperative
Attn: Trevor Clark
110 Saugstad Rd
Westby, WI 54667
tclark@vernonelectric.org
Applications must be received at the office by 4:00 p.m. on January 21, 2026.