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Please review the criteria and eligibility requirements below before submitting your scholarship application. Select the scholarship award that applies to your current situation and complete all required information requested and submit. Only one (1) applicant per student per semester will be accepted; however, there is no limit on the number of applications per family.
The $1,000.00 “Undergraduate Scholarship” awards are drawn in the fall and spring. Five (5) $1,000.00 scholarship awards are selected by a random drawing at the conclusion of the fall and spring golf tournaments. We ask that a representative of the applicant attend the drawing, but it is not mandatory. A member may only win this scholarship twice.
The “Career Advancement” and “Head Start” scholarships will be awarded throughout the year the HEL Board is in session. Qualified applicants will have their name entered into a drawing and winners will be selected at random during one of our monthly HEL Board Meetings which occur from September to May each year. A member may only win either of these scholarships twice.
The special “Named Scholarship” awards are open to undergraduate students starting their Junior or Senior year at Texas A&M or The University of Houston majoring in the Industrial Distribution program or equivalent. These students do not have to be members or children of a member. The HEL Scholarship Committee conducts personal interviews with these applicants each year in February. Award recipients are decided by majority vote of the scholarship committee based on a personal interview process. A student may only win this scholarship once.
HEL “Undergraduate Scholarship” Award - $1,000.00 (maximum)
1) Open to any child of an HEL member (or HEL member company) enrolled in a trade school, junior college or four-year university.
2) Applicant must be currently enrolled in a trade school, junior college, or four-year university.
3) Applicant must have completed (30) semester hours.
4) Applicant must be taking a 12-hour course load minimum.
5) Applicant must have a 2.5GPA minimum.
6) Applicant must provide current transcript (un-official transcript is acceptable)
7) Applicant must submit an essay of 200 words or less that includes:
a) What this scholarship will enable the applicant to do.
b) What the electrical business has meant to the applicant or through the
involvement of a parent in the electrical industry.
Note: This scholarship is directed to the child of an active HEL member, or member company,
attending college full-time, advancing to their sophomore, junior or senior year in pursuit of their undergraduate degree.
HEL “Career Advancement” Award – Up to $750.00 (maximum)
1) Open to any person who is an active HEL member or employed by an HEL member company. (excludes full-time college students).
2) Applicant must be currently enrolled in a trade school, junior college, university,
continuing education course, professional development course, etc.
3) Applicant must submit a paid receipt for the course(s) enrolled for reimbursement
purposes.
4) Applicant must submit an essay of 200 words or less that includes:
a) Why the applicant needs this scholarship.
b) Where the applicant is currently employed and how many hours per
week they work.
c) What course(s) the applicant is taking now and how the course(s) will help advance their
career.
5) Upon receiving a paid receipt for tuition and expenses, The HEL will reimburse the
applicant up to a maximum of $750.00 to help cover the costs to tuition, books,
supplies, etc.
6) Applicant must submit a copy of their final grade report to The HEL upon completion
of the course(s).
Note: This scholarship is directed to active HEL members or employees of HEL member companies desiring to take additional college courses, certificate courses, continuing education courses, etc – to help advance in their current career path.
HEL “Head Start” Award – Up to $750.00 (maximum)
1) Open to any child of an HEL member (or HEL member company) enrolled in a trade school, junior college or four-year university, entering as a freshman or attending college on a part-time basis.
2) Applicant must be currently enrolled in a trade school, junior college, or four-year university.
3) Open to applicants with 0-30 hours of previous course work completed.
4) Applicant must submit a paid receipt for the course(s) enrolled for reimbursement purposes.
5) Applicant must submit an essay of 200 words or less that includes:
a) Why the applicant needs this scholarship.
b) Where the applicant is currently employed and how many hours per
week they work at their current job.
c) How this scholarship will help the applicant to begin (or continue) their higher
education and what degree they plan to pursue.
6) Upon receiving a paid receipt for tuition and expenses, The HEL will reimburse
the applicant up to a maximum of $750.00 to help cover the costs to tuition,
books, supplies, etc.
7) Applicant must submit a copy of their final grade report to The HEL upon completion of the
course(s).
Note: This scholarship is directed to the child of an active HEL member or member company entering college as a freshman, or an employee of a member company attending college on a part-time basis.
HEL “Named Scholarship” Awards - $2,000.00
Special named scholarships in honor and recognition of Mr. Clyde Rutland, Mr. J.R. Thompson,
Mr. Mickey DeHart and Mr. Jim Krepper are offered by application only to qualified undergraduate
students currently enrolled within the Industrial Distribution Department at Texas A&M University
and The College of Business at The University of Houston. Named scholarship awards are
determined by majority vote of the HEL Scholarship Committee. |
