Special to Iredell Free News

EnergyUnited is now accepting applications for its student scholarship program, Empowering the Future. This year, the cooperative will award $5,000 college scholarships to two outstanding students who are currently enrolled as seniors. Candidates who have demonstrated academic success and a commitment to community service will receive consideration.

Applicants should be planning to attend an accredited college, university or a technical school during the 2023-2024 academic school year. Applications and supplemental documents, which include responses to two essay questions, must be received by no later than March 31.

Eligible students must either live in a residence that is served by EnergyUnited OR attend a school that is served by EnergyUnited. All seniors who attend the following schools are automatically eligible to apply:

♦ South Davidson High
♦ Central Davidson High
♦ Ledford High
♦ Davidson Community Early College
♦ Davie County Early College
♦ Davie County High
♦ North Iredell High
♦ West Iredell High
♦ Hopewell High
♦ William Amos Hough High

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For more information contact Adam Martin, corporate communications consultant, at 704-818-6928 or adam.martin@energyunited.com.

About EnergyUnited

EnergyUnited Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) is the largest electric cooperative in North Carolina serving more than 135,000 metering points. Headquartered in Statesville, EnergyUnited provides electric service in portions of nineteen counties in west central North Carolina which include Alexander, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Gaston, Guilford, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Stokes, Wilkes and Yadkin. To learn more about the cooperative’s community outreach programs, visit energyunited.com/givingback.