Mid-Rivers Communications will award twenty-five (25) $1,000 Higher Education Scholarships to students who will be attending a college, university or technical school as an undergraduate for the 2012-13 school year and have a parent/guardian who is a member of the Cooperative. Application forms can be downloaded below.  Application forms are also available from any Mid-Rivers Customer Service office and from the counselor of any high school within Mid-Rivers’ service area.

2012 Mid-Rivers Higher Education Scholarship Application [WORD]  [PDF]

The application deadline is Monday, April 16, 2012. Selection for the Mid-Rivers Scholarship will be determined by April 30, 2012. Eligibility requirements for the competitive $1,000 scholarships are:

• The applicant must be a graduating high school senior entering the freshman year of college, university or technical school, or a current college, university, or technical school undergraduate. Applicant must be enrolled as a full-time student. Graduate students and previous Mid-Rivers scholarship winners are ineligible.
• The applicant, or his or her parent(s) or legal guardian, must be a member of Mid-Rivers Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
• Student must complete the application form and its requirements, including a personal goals statement, a copy of the most recent transcripts, complete with ACT or SAT test score results, and two letters of recommendation from current teachers and one character reference letter.

The completed application with all required attachments must be submitted to: Mid-Rivers Higher Education Scholarship, 213 W. Benham, Glendive, MT 59330, by April 16, 2012. An April 16, 2012, postmark will meet the application deadline requirement.

The applications will be judged based on the following criteria:

• 30% – Grade Point Average and ACT/SAT Test Scores
• 40% – School and Community Activities
• 30% – Personal Statement

Scholarship certificates announcing the awards will be presented to recipients in May, in time for recognition during graduation or school award ceremonies if applicable.

Ten (10) additional $500 scholarships will also be awarded at the Mid-Rivers Annual Meeting on May 30, 2012, through a drawing of eligible students attending the Annual Meeting in Lewistown.  To qualify for the Annual Meeting drawing, students must sign up at the Annual Meeting, must be accompanied at the Meeting by a parent/guardian who is a member of the Cooperative, must be enrolled to attend a higher education institution, and must provide documentation of full-time enrollment at the Annual Meeting.

Scholarship funds will not be disbursed until Mid-Rivers receives proof of full-time enrollment in the college, university or technical school of the scholarship recipient. Once proof of enrollment is received, payment will be made by a joint check to the recipient and the school.

Scholarships must be claimed by December 31, 2012, or the money will be forfeited. These scholarships are funded by unclaimed capital credit payments. Mid-Rivers is proud to be able to offer this $30,000 in scholarship funding to help Eastern and Central Montana students reach their higher education goals.

Students in the Mid-Rivers service area are also eligible to apply for Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) Scholarships.  For more information, visit http://www.frs.org/frs-home/the-foundation-for-rural-service.html.