The NV Energ yearly offers Powerful Partnership Scholarship that available for High School Seniors to be granted $1,000.Description
Powerful Partnership Scholarship is aimed to support attainment of a higher education for our youth which building strong, healthy and diverse communities and we believe that a strong community has an educated and productive workforce at its base.
Benefits:
The successful candidates will be granted One-time scholarships of $1,000 are awarded based on the program's selection criteria and on the number of applications received.
Eligibility
- U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident
- High school senior, attending school or home schooled, in NV Energy's service territory
- Completed 20 hours of community service within the previous 12 months as validated by school counselor, agency or organization. (Volunteer service may include your work with a nonprofit agency such as a church group, Boy or Girl Scouts, Key Club, etc.)
- Demonstrated academic success with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. (Please include your advanced placement classes, student clubs and associations such as Debate Club and Student Government, etc.)
- Personal goal of pursuing a degree at an accredited post-secondary institution
- Please note, Relatives of NV Energy employees and retirees (includes children, grandchildren, step-children, etc.) are ineligible for this scholarship program.
Application Procedure
The candidates should provide the following documents:
- In southern Nevada, complete the Clark County School District Scholarship Application
- In northern Nevada, complete the application provided by the Community Foundation of Western Nevada.
- Official high school transcript including first semester senior grades.
- A personal statement outlining career goals and aspirations (you may include a list of your family responsibilities such as child or elder care, etc.)
- An essay explaining why community service is important. (Please keep your word count between 100 and 300 words and include your most memorable volunteer experience.)
- Resumé of community service projects, number of volunteer hours, work experience, school activities, awards and recognition, school/community leadership and academic achievement.
- A letter of recommendation from a school official
- One to three letters of recommendation from an agency or organization where the student volunteered
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