Middle Tennessee Electric’s Operation Round Up program will fund 10 scholarships for $2,000 each to students in the cooperative’s service area again this year.

That was Middle Tennessee Electric’s Communications Coordinator Todd Palmer.

A scholarship candidate must be an MTEMC member or a child of an MTEMC member, and he or she must use the scholarship monies to attend aTennesseetwo- or four-year accredited college or trade school.

Anyone interested must fill out an application and write a one-page essay stating how the scholarship funds would benefit his or her personal goals. The essay should be typed and double-spaced on white paper. Essays will be judged by a group of volunteer school teachers from the Middle Tennessee Electric service area.

Palmer stated…

The deadline to submit scholarship essays and applications is Wednesday, Feb. 15. This year’s scholarship winners will be announced July 18-20.

For more information, contact Mitchell at 615-494- 1065 or log on to www.mtemc.com.