SCHOLARSHIPS

The Cooperative awards three $500 scholarships each year. We give
one scholarship to each high school in our service territory, Hickman
County High School, Fulton Co. High School, and Carlisle Co. High School.

Interested students may pick up an application in January at their high
school guidance counselor's office or at Hickman-Fulton CO. RECC's office.
Completed applications are usually not due until the first week of March.

Hickman-Fulton Co. RECC defines an eligible student as:

• a student who, in all probability, will be graduating at the completion os the academic year.
• one whose parents are members of Hickman-Fulton Co. RECC
• is actively pursuing enrollment in an acceptable institution of higher learning
• who has established an excellent academic record in high school
• has a financial need; and
• has, in the view of school officials, both the capacity and the inclination to become
  a serious and enthusiastic student at an institution of higher learning.

For more information please contact our office in Hickman.

YOUTH TOUR PROGRAM

Rules for Participation

1. High school juniors, whose parent(s) or guardian is a member of and received
   electric service from Hickman-Fulton Co. RECC at their primary place of residence are eligible. Children of Hickman-Fulton RECC employees or directors
   are not eligible.
    
2. Hickman-Fulton Counties RECC will sponsor one student to the Youth Tour
   this summer.
    
3. Eligible students must receive a written favorable recommendation from their guidance counselor and a high school teacher.
    
4. YOUTH TOUR AWARD: One winner will receive an expense-paid, week-long
   trip to our Nation's Capital as members of the Washington Youth Tour. Kentucky Delegation Washington Youth Tour is scheduled for June of each year.
    
5. Each participant must submit a completed Hickman-Fulton Co. RECC application , a recent photo, guidance counselor recommendation, and a typewritten 800 word essay entitled "Cooperatives and Your Community". Hickman-Fulton will provide resource material for writing the essay once the application has been received, and it has been verified that the student, student's parent, or guardian is a member of the electric cooperative. The deadline for the essay to be returned to the Hickman-Fulton RECC office is March 15 of each year.
    
6. Essays will be judged on the basis of knowledge of the subject, originality,
   composition, grammar and neatness.
    
7. The winners will be asked to appear on stage for recognition at the Cooperative's
   Annual Meeting.
    
8. For clarification, Hickman-Fulton RECC defines an eligible student as: A) a student
   Who, in all probability, will be promoted at the completion of this academic year, B) who has established an excellent academic record in high school, C) has been
   actively involved in extracurricular activities, D) has demonstrated leadership
   abilities through community activities, E) and has, in the view of the school officials, the inclination to be a serious, enthusiastic and well-behaved youth
   tour participant.