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Northern Wasco County PUD Launches 2025 Scholarship Program for Local Students
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From Northern Wasco County People’s Utility District:
The Dalles, Ore., Feb. 20, 2025 — Northern Wasco County PUD (NWCPUD) has announced the launch of its 2025 Board of Directors' Scholarship Program, offering three $10,000 scholarships to support local students pursuing careers in the utility industry.
The program, which features a new streamlined online application process, will distribute the funds over two years to help students achieve their educational goals.
"The utility industry offers an incredibly diverse range of career paths, from engineering and renewable energy to finance, communications, and skilled trades like line work," said Roger Kline, General Manager and CEO of NWCPUD. "These scholarships represent our commitment to nurturing local talent and strengthening our community's future."
Eligible applicants must:
• Reside within the NWCPUD service territory
• Maintain a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA
• Graduate high school, finish homeschool, or receive their GED in the current school year
• Plan to pursue a career that could benefit the utility industry
The scholarship program supports students entering various educational paths, including:
• Community colleges
• Universities
• Line worker colleges
• Other vocational training programs
"These aren't just scholarships — they're a bridge to careers that could bring talented young professionals back to our region," Kline added. "Today's scholarship recipient could be tomorrow's colleague, working in our community and supporting this place we call home.”
The deadline to apply is April 1, 2025. Interested students can find complete details and access the online application at https://www.nwascopud.org/about-us/scholarship program/. For questions about the scholarship program, please contact public relations@nwascopud.org.
About NWCPUD
Northern Wasco County People’s Utility District (NWCPUD) is a customer-owned utility that provides nearly 25,000 people and businesses with electricity in Wasco County, Oregon. Formed in August 1939 and first delivering power in April 1949, NWCPUD’s mission is to provide reliable, competitively-priced energy, and related services that benefit our customers in the tradition of public power. As our name implies, “people” are what we are all about.
