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Wake Electric College Scholarships

2026 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED!

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.

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

Wake Electric 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 2026 Scholarship Application here.
  • Deadline: March 2, 2026 by 5:00 p.m.
  • Send completed application to:

Wake Electric College Scholarships
228 Park Avenue
Youngsville, NC 27596

Please note: Any applications received after the March 2 deadline (even if they are postmarked March 2) will be disqualified. Applicants will be notified of their status by mid-April, 2026.

2026 Wake Electric College Scholarship Recipients

Fred M. Alford Memorial Scholarship ($2,000)
Renee Stevens, Franklinton High School

Wake Electric Scholarship (Formerly the Touchstone Energy Scholarship) ($1,250)

Sophia Abbott, Heritage High

Logan Allen, Granville Early College

Rebecca Burgess-Wise, Wake STEM Early College

Janice Bynum, Franklin County Early College

Alyssa Dadon, UNC Charlotte

Elijah Esslinger, Falls Lake Academy

Emma Haynes, University of Mount Olive

Sydney Hockaday, Meredith College

Zara Kemp, Wake Forest High

Allison Lavrack, South Granville High

Elizabeth League, UNC Chapel Hill

Eric Neugebauer, Wake Early College

Lindsay Phillips, Franklin Academy

Addison Preddy, Granville Early College

Nicola Thompson, Vance Early College

Harold Timberlake IV, Vance County High

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.