Kenergy has established an annual scholarship program to assist in financing the higher education of students whose families are cooperative members. In 2025, the cooperative will award three $1,000 scholarships and twenty-four $500 scholarships.
Scholarships can be used for tuition, fees, campus housing, textbooks, computers, school supplies and other costs directly related to the recipient’s education.
Scholarships are paid to the recipient after the cooperative receives proof of full-time college enrollment in the fall and/or spring semester(s), along with receipts showing the student has paid for eligible expenses. Claim Guide for Winners
Unclaimed scholarship money — not requested during the academic year of the award — will be forfeited.
Kenergy scholarships are awarded without regard to race, creed, religion, gender, disability or national origin.
Eligibility & Criteria
The student must be a Kenergy member-owner or have his or her residence with a parent or legal guardian who receives electric service from Kenergy.
High school seniors or graduates may apply. High school juniors planning to attend an accredited college, as a high school senior, 2025-2026 with full-time status, may also apply. Applicants must attend or have plans to attend college during the upcoming fall and/or spring semester. Applicants must be enrolled in a full-time program (no fewer than 12 credit hours) at a fully accredited college, university, technical college or trade school. Nine credit hours meets full-time requirement for Masters’ program. Post-graduate college students also may apply. Non-traditional students are welcome as well.
Kenergy scholarships are one-time-only awards. Previous winners may not apply.
Scholarship recipients must permit Kenergy to use their names, parents’ names, county of residence and photograph in the cooperative’s publications, including the Kentucky Living magazine.
How to apply
Kenergy’s scholarships can be applied for online during the entire month of June.
- Complete applicant information. Please list an email address that you check regularly. If you are a winner, you will be notified using that email.
- Watch a 3.5-minute video about the cooperative business model.
- Answer multiple-choice questions about the video.
- When you have successfully completed the quiz, your registration will be confirmed on last page.
Selection & Notification
During the first week of July 2025, a random computerized drawing will be held for three (3) $1,000 scholarships and twenty-four (24) $500 scholarships. Winners will be notified by email (as listed on their application) and must respond promptly to Jeanette Weedman by email. The deadline to apply is July 9, 2025 verifying that 1. they received notification of award, 2. they still plan to attend college as specified above, and 3. accept the scholarship according to these guidelines.
If no response is received, they will forfeit and another winner may be drawn as a scholarship winner.
Winners will be posted under Recent News on Kenergy’s website after the drawing. They will also be listed in your Kentucky Living magazine.
Questions?
Contact Jeanette Weedman at 800.844.4832 extension 6157 or email jweedman@kenergycorp.com.