- $50,000+ awarded to local students through PVREA College Scholarship Fund
- High school seniors from the graduating class of 2025 received scholarships
- Scholarship applications for the class of 2026 are available on August 18, 2025
(Monday, May 19, 2025 – Fort Collins, Colo.) – This year, Poudre Valley REA (PVREA) awarded $53,500 in continuing education scholarships to 30 local high school seniors.
“Poudre Valley REA is committed to inspiring the next generation of leaders and providing value to every member of our community,” said PVREA President and CEO Jeff Wadsworth.
“We believe it is essential to support our youngest members,” Jeff emphasized, “not only to enrich their lives but also to instill in them the importance of cooperative membership.”
Scholarships are one of the many ways PVREA gives back and fosters learning within their local communities. Other youth-focused initiatives provided by the cooperative include classroom grants for STEAM projects, the Washington D.C. Youth Tour, Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp, student mentoring or internships, and electrical safety demonstrations.
More information about PVREA programs and services is found at www.pvrea.coop.
2025 PVREA Scholarship Recipients
- Sofia Ambrosek, Severance High School
- Kyrah Bennett, Wellington High School
- Landon Blanco, Poudre High School
- Lincoln Brown, Resurrection Christian High School
- Staci Brown, Heritage Christian Academy
- Cornella Brown, Eaton High School
- Levi Carlson, University High School
- Jaimie Dang, Fossil Ridge High School
- Emi Dean, Severance High School
- Mady Douglass, Frontier Academy
- Dani Douglass, Frontier Academy
- Elsa Ebel, Rocky Mountain High School
- Luke Foster, Poudre High School
- Jack Friesen, Liberty Common High School
- Madeleine Holloway, Fossil Ridge High School
- Justine Jaros, Berthoud High School
- Hayley Jones, Berthoud High School
- Grace Kinnison, Mountain View High School
- Cavanaugh Martucci, Fossil Ridge High School
- Jake McDill, Rocky Mountain High School
- Wyatt Meyer, Platte Valley High School
- Brody Neslon, Fossil Ridge High School
- Tamsen Ojala, Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Colorado
- Alexander Pygott, Berthoud High School
- Olivia Redmon, Poudre High School
- Ia Reistad, Fossil Ridge High School
- Kyler Schwartzenberger, Fossil Ridge High School
- Nathan Temple, Fossil Ridge High School
- Ethan Willits, Mountain View High School
- Reece Yahn, Severance High School
PVREA College Scholarship Fund Details
- Over $50,000 in total scholarships are awarded each year.
- Individual scholarship amounts range from $500 to $2,000.
- Twenty-eight application-based scholarships are available each year.
- Who can apply: High school seniors who have been accepted for admission at any accredited college, university, community college, or vocational school. Applicants must be dependents of a parent/guardian, or consumers themselves, who currently receive PVREA electric service.
- How to apply: Submit an online application during the application period. Scholarships for the 2025-2026 school year will open on August 18, 2025, and close on February 9, 2026.
- One $1,000 Luck-of-the-Draw scholarship is drawn from high school seniors in attendance at the co-op’s Annual Meeting, held annually in April.
Access more information about PVREA scholarships here.
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