Scholarships – Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative

At Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative, we are proud to offer and be a part of scholarship programs. CMEC, along with other Illinois electric cooperatives, are committed to investing in our youth to support a brighter future. See below for the current scholarship offerings.

Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative Scholarships

CMEC currently awards the following scholarships:

Six $500 scholarships
Randall Beasley Memorial Scholarship ($1,000) – Preference will be given to an individual attending lineman school or majoring in the electrical or engineering field of study

Applicant must be either a CMEC member or under 21 years of age and a legal dependent of a CMEC member. Applicant must also be enrolled in 2 or 4 year degree program at an accredited institution including vocational/technical schools. Applicant cannot have previously received a CMEC scholarship and CMEC employees, directors, & their dependents are ineligible.

Click HERE for information, the application & rules.

Deadline to apply is March 31st each year.

Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives Memorial Scholarships

Each year, the AIEC presents scholarships to 20 individuals associated with Illinois Electric Cooperatives. One is the LaVern and Nola McEntire Memorial Lineworker’s Scholarship; the remaining 19 are Thomas H. Moore Illinois Electric Cooperatives Memorial Scholarships.

LaVern and Nola McEntire Memorial Lineworker’s Scholarship

LaVern McEntire served as a co-op lineworker for more than 42 years. He and his wife Nola endowed this scholarship to assist students in attending the lineworker’s school conducted by the AIEC at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, IL. One $3000 scholarship a year will be awarded to an individual who is related to a rural electric cooperative employee or director in the State of Illinois; or is the son or daughter of an electric cooperative member in Illinois; or is enrolled in the Lincoln Land lineworker’s school; or has served or is serving in the U.S. armed forces or National Guard. The applicant must have a high school diploma or a GED at the time the scholarship is awarded in July.

Deadline to apply is April 30, 2027. Click HERE to view the Official Rules & Regulations and apply online.

Thomas H. Moore Illinois Electric Cooperatives Memorial Scholarships

Sixteen scholarships are awarded to high school seniors each year.

Twelve are reserved for high school seniors who plan to enroll full-time at a 2-year or a 4-year college, university or vocational/technical school.
Six are reserved for high school seniors enrolling full-time at a 2-year Illinois community college.
One, the Earl W. Struck Memorial Scholarship, will go to a high school senior who is the child of an Illinois electric cooperative employee or director and will enroll full-time at a 2-year or a 4-year college, university or vocational/technical school.

Deadline to apply is December 31, 2026. Click HERE to view the Thomas H. Moore IEC Memorial Scholarship Program Official Rules and apply online.