Every year, Wake Electric awards scholarships to high school seniors who are planning to continue their education at a college, university, community college or technical school. Altogether, Wake Electric awards $22,000 in college scholarships to local students. Funding for scholarships is made possible by Wake Electric members and Wake Electric employees through WE Care Foundation. The application period for college scholarships is now closed.
Wake Electric College Scholarships
Fred M. Alford Memorial Scholarship ($2,000) – Requirements include:
- Must be a child of or under legal guardianship of an active Wake Electric member or live in a home served by Wake Electric
- Must be a high school graduating senior (cannot already be attending college)
- Must pursue a four-year undergraduate baccalaureate degree at an accredited institution in North Carolina
Touchstone Energy Scholarship ($1,250) – Requirements include:
- Must be a child of or under legal guardianship of an active Wake Electric member or live in a home served by Wake Electric
- Must use these funds at a North Carolina college or university, community college, vocational or technical school
- Applicants can be a high school graduating senior or already enrolled full-time in a university, community college, vocational or technical school
- Completed application including financial information.
- Application information MUST BE TYPED or application will be disqualified.
- Transcript from high school, college or university, community college, vocational or technical school.
- Two-page, double-spaced essay that describes the student’s career goals and how they intend to achieve them and explain why they believe they should receive the scholarship. ESSAY MUST BE TYPED and should NOT be more than two-pages. The essay should show a thoughtful and original approach.
- Three letters of recommendation (the judges prefer thoughtful and original observations).
- Download the 2023 Scholarship Application here.
- Deadline: March 15, 2023 by 5:00 p.m.
- Send completed application to:
Wake Electric College Scholarships
P.O. Box 1229
Wake Forest, NC 27588
Please note: Any applications received after the March 15 deadline (even if they are postmarked March 15) will be disqualified. Applicants will be notified of their status by mid-April, 2023.
2023 Wake Electric College Scholarship Recipients
Fred M. Alford Memorial Scholarship ($2,000)
Lindsey Ferguson, Franklinton High School
Touchstone Energy Scholarship ($1,250)
Abigail Reichard, Wake Forest High
Amber Leonard, Louisburg Magnet High
Amia Gamble, Wake Forest High
Ashton Beckom, Wake Forest High
Hannah Dickerson, NC State
Kendall Keith, Wake Forest High
Khalia Morton, Winston Salem State
LaMillya Eaton, South Granville
Natalie Russell, UNC Chapel Hill
Nicholas Russo, Heritage High
Raegan Narron, North Johnston High
Samiyah Edgerton, UNC Greensboro
Santora Taylor, NC State
Stephen Stein, Granville Early College
William Chambers, Heritage High
William Hewlett, North Raleigh Christian
Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact Wake Electric at communications@wemc.com or (919) 863.6440. The Wake Electric Scholarship Program is funded through voluntary member and employee donations through the WE Care program.