Tri-County Electric Cooperative Scholarship Program (Texas)

About This Scholarship

Tri-County Electric Cooperative is one of the largest electric cooperatives in Texas, serving the fast-growing counties northwest of Fort Worth. Its annual scholarship program is among the biggest dollar commitments in the cooperative world: $200,000 awarded each cycle as forty $5,000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors from member households.

Forty awards is an unusually deep field. Where most co-op programs pick a handful of winners, TCEC's scale means a strong local applicant faces far better odds than in statewide or national competitions paying similar amounts — and $5,000 covers a real share of first-year costs at a Texas public university or trade program.

Eligibility runs through the cooperative: applicants must be high school seniors graduating in 2027 who live with a parent or legal guardian who is a TCEC member, and immediate family of the cooperative's leadership are excluded. Recommendation letters must come directly from the writer, emailed to the cooperative rather than submitted by the student.

Eligibility

• Current high school senior graduating in 2027
• Must reside with a parent or legal guardian who is a Tri-County Electric Cooperative member (Texas service territory northwest of Fort Worth)
• Immediate family of TCEC leadership are not eligible
• Recommendation letters must be emailed directly by their authors to [email protected]

How To Apply

• Apply through TCEC's scholarship page during the application window, September 14, 2026 through January 15, 2027. Have recommenders email their letters directly to [email protected]; winners are announced in April 2027.

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