High school students who are seniors during the 2025-2026 school year and are the son or daughter of a Spoon River Electric Member are eligible to apply for a $1,000 Scholastic Scholarship, a $1,000 Honorary Scholarship, the $1,000 Scott Parrish Memorial Scholarship and the $1,000 Terry Beam Memorial Scholarship, which will be awarded at this year’s Annual Meeting.
Applications must be turned in by May 8, 2026 to be considered. Please see official rules and descriptions of scholarships below.
OFFICIAL RULES
- Applying students and their parent/legal guardian must be present at the Annual Meeting to win.
- Students must be a son or daughter of a Spoon River Electric Cooperative Member.
- Students must be a high school senior during the 2025/2026 school year and begin college undergraduate studies/trade school in the 2026/2027 school year.
- The Terry Beam Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a student pursuing a vocational trade program.
- Students must plan on attending a two-year or four-year accredited college or university, including vocational/technical schools.
- Scholarship winners must be full-time students (at least 12 hours) during the 2026/2027 academic year.
- Scholarships are for one year and are non-renewable.
- Past Spoon River Electric Cooperative scholarship winners are not eligible to receive another one.
- The Scholastic and Scott Parrish Memorial Scholarships will be awarded based on an application detailing GPA, college entrance test scores, work and volunteer experience, participation in school and community activities, and a biographical statement.
- Semi-finalists will be notified by phone with a time and place for a personal interview.
- Those not chosen as semi-finalists for the Scholastic and Parrish Scholarships will be automatically placed in the Honorary Scholarship drawing.
- The Honorary Scholarship will be awarded by a drawing as students are recognized at the Annual Meeting.
- All applicants are eligible for the Honorary Scholarship drawing except the Scholastic and Parrish Scholarship winners.
The Terry Beam Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a student pursuing a vocational trade program.
- Applications must be turned in to Taryn Mellert at Spoon River Electric Cooperative by May 8, 2026.
- All applicants must be present at the Spoon River Electric Annual Meeting of Members in order to receive a scholarship.
- Late applications will not be considered.
- For more information on the scholarships, contact Taryn Mellert at (309) 647-2700.
- Scholarship Form