Any high school or home school senior whose parents or guardians are consumer-members of Central Virginia Electric Cooperative, and whose primary residence is served by the cooperative, is eligible to apply now for the 2013 Educational Scholarship to be awarded by the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives' (VMDAEC) Educational Scholarship Foundation Board.

Scholarships that will be awarded in 2013 include: $1,000 Worth M. Hudson Scholarship; $500 VMDAEC Educational Foundation Scholarship; $1,000 C. D Hypes Memorial Scholarship.

The Foundation Board selects scholarship recipients and scholarship amounts that are awarded based on three major criteria: financial need at 40%, academic achievement at 40%, and a personal statement at 20%.

An applicant must be entering his or her first semester at a post-high-school educational institution in the fall of 2013. The scholarship must be used towards the payment of tuition, student fees, room and board, or for the purchase of books.

For detailed information on the Eligibility and Application Requirements and to access the 2013 Educational Scholarship Application, please go online to www.vmdaec.com or www.co-opliving.com/community/scholarship.htm. The Application Form must be submitted electronically via e-mail no later than midnight on Friday, March 8, 2013. The Application Packet must be postmarked no later than Friday, March 15, 2013 or hand-delivered to the VMDAEC Office no later than 4:00 pm on Friday, March 15, 2013.

In 2012, the VMDAEC Educational Scholarship Foundation Board awarded 40 scholarships totaling $30,000 to deserving students throughout Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. Since its inception in 2000, 359 students have received VMDAEC scholarships totaling $258,500. The Foundation is funded through tax-deductible donations from individuals and VMDAEC member electric cooperatives, and also from the proceeds of events such as the annual Educational Scholarship Foundation Golf Tournament.

For more information, visit www.vmdaec.com or call Pam Johnson, Statewide Training Coordinator at 804-968-7153.