Steele-Waseca awarding $1,000 scholarships to high school graduates in 2026

Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric is providing $1,000 scholarships to qualified high school seniors graduating in 2026.

One scholarship will be presented to each participating school. Scholarship eligibility required by Steele-Waseca includes:

1. Applicants must currently be high school seniors, who will be continuing their education on a full-time basis ranging from a three-month post-secondary certificate program to a four-year college degree.

2. Applicants must be dependents of a Steele-Waseca member.

Each participating school is responsible for administering any other eligibility requirements, the selection of their school’s Steele-Waseca scholarship recipient, and the disbursement of scholarship dollars from Steele-Waseca.

All eligible high school seniors should contact their guidance counselor or scholarship administrator for more information. In 2025, Steele-Waseca awarded $1,000 scholarships to 17 high school senior graduates. The co-op’s scholarship program has awarded $249,250 in scholarships since the program was established in 1954. A portion of the funds to support these scholarships come from unclaimed capital credit equity.

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