Both college and technical school scholarships are offered to Redding residents.
Redding Electric Utility (REU) is proud to offer students in the Redding community awards from the REU Powering Redding’s Future Scholarship, Program. The purpose of REU’s Program is to identify and support local students dreaming and planning to attend a college/university or technical school. The primary goals of REU’s Powering Redding’s Future program is to encourage Redding’s youth to consider a college/university or technical school education that may lead to career opportunities in the electric utility industry, preferably with REU. This program will award up to $50,000 in college and technical school scholarships for local students each year. During open application period students may learn more about eligibility and apply for the College or Community/Technical School Scholarship Program online.
COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
Deadline: Wednesday, March 13th, 2024
Open Application Season: November – March
Eligibility Criteria:
- Be a REU customer living in REU’s service area or have an REU customer as a legal guardian
- Current High School Senior OR currently enrolled in a post-secondary school (community college, college/university, technical school)
- Minimum cumulative GPA 3.0
- Will attend a 4-year college or university full-time the fall semester following application
- Plan to obtain a qualifying STEM degree (view example list online)
- City of Redding employees and their immediate family (spouse, children, and siblings) are ineligible for this scholarship.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP
Deadline: Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Open Application Season: November – March annually
Eligibility Criteria:
- Be a REU customer living in REU’s service area or have an REU customer as a legal guardian
- Current High School Senior OR currently enrolled in an accredited community college or technical school
- Minimum GPA 2.5
- Will attend a community college or technical school full-time the fall semester following application
- City of Redding employees and their immediate family (spouse, children, and siblings) are ineligible for this scholarship.
