Scholarship

Children of Members Scholarship
Lorain-Medina Rural Electric Cooperative awards $10,000 in scholarships each year to outstanding high school seniors who reside in a home served by the co-op. The young man or woman chosen as the top overall applicant is also eligible to compete for an additional scholarship, worth up to $3,800, at the statewide contest sponsored by Ohio's Electric Cooperatives. 

CooperativeTrade Scholarship
As part of our ongoing support for our youth programs, LMRE now offers a $500 trade scholarship to high school seniors who are pursuing further education and are enrolled at a technical or trade school following graduation. Some examples of career courses that may qualify for the scholarship include industrial electricity, heating, and air conditioning, masonry trades, and carpentry. Applicants must be graduating seniors carrying a grade point average of 2.0 or above who reside in homes served by LMRE. 

Louise Freeland Scholarship
Four $3,000 scholarships and four $1,200 scholarships are available to children of employees and trustees who are graduating high school seniors and are not eligible for other scholarships offered by the cooperative. Scholarships are awarded annually, following an interview of the finalists in Columbus. The scholarship is named after long-time cooperative employee Louise Freeland, who retired in 1990. Click here for more information.

Ohio Line Supervisors Association Scholarship
Three scholarships, in the amounts of $2,000, $1,500, and $1,000, are available to children of employees who are graduating high school seniors and are not eligible for other scholarships offered by the cooperative. Scholarships are awarded annually, following the interview of ten finalists in Columbus. Click here for more information.