Poudre Valley REA Scholarships
Offered by Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association
About This Scholarship
Poudre Valley REA is the Touchstone Energy electric cooperative serving northern Colorado's Larimer, Weld, and Boulder counties, including the fast-growing areas around Fort Collins. Every year the cooperative puts $54,500 into scholarships for high school seniors from member households — one of the larger per-capita commitments among Colorado's electric co-ops.
The program's structure spreads the money widely: twenty-five $2,000 scholarships anchor the pool, joined by two $1,250 awards, two $500 awards, and a $1,000 luck-of-the-draw scholarship pulled at the cooperative's Annual Meeting. Applications are scored in three distinct categories — Academics, Well-rounded (extracurriculars, community service, and grades), and Helping Hand (achievements, grades, and financial need) — so students can win on academic strength, breadth of involvement, or need rather than a single formula.
Eligibility follows the meter: applicants must be dependents of a parent, or consumers themselves, who currently receive PVREA electric service, and must be accepted at an accredited trade school, vocational school, community college, or university. The trade-school lane is explicit, not an afterthought.
Eligibility
- High school senior who has been accepted to an accredited trade school, vocational school, community college, or university
- Dependent of a parent — or a consumer directly — currently receiving Poudre Valley REA electric service in northern Colorado
- Scored in three categories: Academics, Well-rounded, and Helping Hand (financial need)
How To Apply
- Submit the online application through the form linked from PVREA's scholarship page before February 8, 2027. Awards are scored across the cooperative's three categories, and one additional $1,000 scholarship is drawn at the Annual Meeting.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many scholarships does PVREA award?
Thirty awards totaling $54,500 each year: twenty-five $2,000 scholarships, two $1,250, two $500, and a $1,000 luck-of-the-draw scholarship at the Annual Meeting.
Do trade school students qualify?
Yes. Acceptance at an accredited trade school, vocational school, community college, or university all satisfy the enrollment requirement.
What if my grades aren't perfect?
PVREA scores applications in three separate categories — Academics, Well-rounded, and Helping Hand — so extracurricular depth or financial need can carry an application as much as GPA.