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 community college, a 4-year 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 scholarships for local students each year.
All REU scholarships are offered to Redding residents.
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 an accredited 4-year college/university
- 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
- City of Redding employees and their immediate family (spouse, children, and siblings) are ineligible for this scholarship
- Past awardees may be eligible to apply for renewal
COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP
Deadline: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
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 (ie. electrical, HVAC, lineman, plumbing, etc.)
- Minimum GPA 2.5
- Will attend a community college or technical school full-time the fall semester following application
- Past awardees may be eligible to apply for renewal
City of Redding employees and their immediate family (spouse, children, and siblings) are ineligible for this scholarship.
