Line Worker Scholarship

The purpose of the Vernon Electric Cooperative Line Worker Scholarship is to provide assistance and encourage men and women in the local area to pursue an electrical line worker career. Line workers make up a large percentage of Vernon Electric’s workforce and are an important asset to the cooperative and community. Their primary duty is to construct, maintain, and repair power lines, which is a lifeline to the community and a connection to the local economy.

One $1,000 scholarship will be awarded annually via a random drawing. Anyone who is a high school senior or older and a member of Vernon Electric Cooperative may apply. This is a onetime per member award. Scholarship funds are made available from unclaimed capital credits of the Cooperative.

Qualifications for the scholarship are:

Applicant must be an active member of Vernon Electric Cooperative. If the applicant is a high school senior, their parent or legal guardian must be an active member of the Cooperative.
The application must be completed and received by the Vernon Electric Cooperative headquarters office by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
The recipient must be enrolled full time in a power line program.

A committee will review all applications received. The money will be dispersed after Vernon Electric is in receipt of the first semester transcripts.

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.

Applicant Information

First Name

Last Name

Enter your Account #

Phone

Name of Parents or Legal Guardian

Mailing Address

Street

City

State Abbreviation

Zip Code

Education

High School

College or Technical School Attending

Please explain what being a member of a cooperative means to you.

In the space provided or on a separate sheet of paper, please explain why you would like to become a line worker:

Please provide one letter of recommendation and three references.

An application form must be completed and returned to Vernon Electric Cooperative
110 Saugstad Rd, Westby, WI 54667, or tclark@vernonelectric.org.
Applications MUST be received by 4:00 p.m. on January 21, 2026.
Late applications will not be accepted.
Recipients will be chosen at random at Vernon Electric Cooperative's January Board of Director's Meeting.