St. Charles, utilities group offer four scholarships
The city of St. Charles, in partnership with the Illinois Municipal Utilities Association, is offering four $1,000 scholarships to eligible high school students.
To qualify, applicants must be high school seniors whose parents or legal guardians are residential customers of City of St. Charles utilities.
Eligible students must submit an application and essay of 500 words or less addressing one of four utility-related questions. Applications and essays are due March 11.
The application, a list of essay questions and eligibility requirements can be downloaded at www.imea.org/IMUA_Scholarship.aspx.
The scholarship program seeks to promote and recognize scholastic achievement, as well as create greater awareness among young adults of the many issues facing consumers and public power municipalities. For more information, contact DeeDee Bunch at IMUA at (217) 789-4632 or dbunch@imea.org.
The 2021 winners were: Riley Trendler, St. Charles; Vedanth Ganesh, Naperville; Kassandra Estrella, Rock Falls; and Lily Conkle, Metropolis.
Other local member municipalities include: Batavia, Geneva, Naperville, and Winnetka.