“JENNY BALLARD Scholarship is offered by WIRE Chapters…in South Carolina, including Little River Electric Cooperative, Inc.”
Applications are taken annually for a $2,500 scholarship for women awarded annually by WIRE, a community service organization affiliated with electric co-ops in South Carolina.
The WIRE Opportunity Scholarship is awarded to a woman who may not have been able to attend college when she graduated from high school but now wants to further her education. WIRE (Women Involved in Rural Electrification) awards the scholarship based on financial need and personal goals.
Applicants must:
- Be a member of a South Carolina electric co-op
- Have graduated from high school or earned her GED at least 10 years ago
- Be accepted into an accredited S.C. college or university, and
- Demonstrate financial needs and personal goals.
Women who have previously obtained a four-year college degree are not eligible. Applicants may have previously earned a two-year degree or some college credits. The scholarship will be paid jointly to the winner and their college of choice.
Applications are available at the office of Little River Electric Cooperative, Inc. and on our website in January of each year.
Please submit applications by June 1, 2023: apply online at www.ecsc.org, by email to peggy.dantzler@ecsc.org, or by mail to Peggy Dantzler, The Electric Cooperatives of SC, 808 Knox Abbott Dr., Cayce, SC 29033.
