Please see the below information regarding scholarship opportunities for high school seniors.
Willmar Municipal Utilities will once again be awarding three (3) $1000 scholarships to 2025 essay contestant winners. This is a great opportunity for your students as it is a LOCAL scholarship. This opportunity is open to high school seniors whose parents or legal guardian(s) are current customers of Willmar Municipal Utilities. One of the essay’s will be chosen and submitted to the Minnesota Municipal Utility Association’s Tom Bovitz Memorial Scholarship for a chance at additional scholarship dollars.
Submission deadline: March 21st, 2025
View WMU Scholarship Details/Application
Missouri River Energy Services (MRES), our power supplier, has an opportunity for five (5) $1000 scholarships which may be renewed for up to three additional years. This scholarship is open to high school seniors of any MRES member utility (Willmar Municipal Utilities customer) that plan to pursue careers related to the electric industry.
Submission Deadline: March 14th, 2025
View MRES Electric Industry Scholarship Flyer
Click Here For More Information On the MRES Website
Missouri River Energy Services has another opportunity for up to seven (7) $2000 scholarships to any student enrolling in an electrical lineworker or powerline program at eligible technical colleges (Students do not need to be a Willmar Municipal Utilities customer).
Submission Deadline: March 14th, 2025